to get the db connection to work you will need mysql-connector-java-5.1.18-bin.jar in the repo
mysql table inserts that maybe needed for now
inserts into the checkout table insert into checkout (studentId,studentEmail,employeeId,itemId,itemDescription,dueDate) values ('m','m@gmail.com','bob','1000', 'Camera 1', '2014-10-15 12:00:00');
insert into checkout (studentId,studentEmail,employeeId,itemId,itemDescription,dueDate) values ('m','m@gmail.com','bob','1010', 'Camera 2', '2014-10-15 12:00:00');
insert into checkout (studentId,studentEmail,employeeId,itemId,itemDescription,dueDate) values ('m','m@gmail.com','bob','1011', 'Camera 3', '2014-10-15 12:00:00');