diff --git a/src/mariadb/connection.rs b/src/mariadb/connection.rs
index 4cea0c56..10c2aeae 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/connection.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/connection.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,63 @@
-use crate::{
-    io::{Buf, BufMut, BufStream},
-    mariadb::protocol::{ComPing, Encode},
-};
 use byteorder::{ByteOrder, LittleEndian};
 use std::io;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
-use crate::mariadb::protocol::{OkPacket, ErrPacket, Capabilities};
+use crate::mariadb::protocol::{OkPacket, ErrPacket, Capabilities, ComPing, ColumnCountPacket, ColumnDefinitionPacket, EofPacket, ComStmtExecute, StmtExecFlag, ResultRow, ComQuit, ComStmtPrepare, ComStmtPrepareOk};
+use url::Url;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
+use std::future::Future;
+use crate::error::DatabaseError;
+use crate::{connection::RawConnection, io::{Buf, BufMut, BufStream}, mariadb::protocol::Encode, Error, Backend};
+use super::establish;
+use futures_core::future::BoxFuture;
+use futures_core::stream::BoxStream;
+use crate::mariadb::{MariaDb, MariaDbRow, MariaDbQueryParameters};
+use crate::Result;
 
-pub struct Connection {
-    stream: BufStream<TcpStream>,
-    capabilities: Capabilities,
+pub struct MariaDbRawConnection {
+    pub(crate) stream: BufStream<TcpStream>,
+    pub(crate) rbuf: Vec<u8>,
+    pub(crate) capabilities: Capabilities,
     next_seq_no: u8,
 }
 
-impl Connection {
-    pub async fn ping(&mut self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+impl MariaDbRawConnection {
+    async fn establish(url: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+        // TODO: Handle errors
+        let url = Url::parse(url).unwrap();
+
+        let host = url.host_str().unwrap_or("127.0.0.1");
+        let port = url.port().unwrap_or(3306);
+
+        // TODO: handle errors
+        let host: IpAddr = host.parse().unwrap();
+        let addr: SocketAddr = (host, port).into();
+
+        let stream = TcpStream::connect(&addr).await?;
+
+        let mut conn = Self {
+            stream: BufStream::new(stream),
+            rbuf: Vec::with_capacity(8 * 1024),
+            capabilities: Capabilities::empty(),
+            next_seq_no: 0,
+        };
+
+        establish::establish(&mut conn, &url).await?;
+
+        Ok(conn)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn close(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        // Send the quit command
+
+        self.start_sequence();
+        self.write(ComQuit);
+
+        self.stream.flush().await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn ping(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         // Send the ping command and wait for (and drop) an OK packet
 
         self.start_sequence();
@@ -27,14 +70,14 @@ impl Connection {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn receive(&mut self) -> crate::Result<&[u8]> {
+    pub(crate) async fn receive(&mut self) -> Result<&[u8]> {
         Ok(self
             .try_receive()
             .await?
-            .ok_or(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof)?)
+            .ok_or(Error::Io(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof.into()))?)
     }
 
-    async fn try_receive(&mut self) -> crate::Result<Option<&[u8]>> {
+    async fn try_receive(&mut self) -> Result<Option<&[u8]>> {
         // Read the packet header which contains the length and the sequence number
         // https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/0-packet/#standard-packet
         let mut header = ret_if_none!(self.stream.peek(4).await?);
@@ -62,7 +105,7 @@ impl Connection {
         self.next_seq_no = 0;
     }
 
-    fn write<T: Encode>(&mut self, packet: T) {
+    pub(crate) fn write<T: Encode>(&mut self, packet: T) {
         let buf = self.stream.buffer_mut();
 
         // Allocate room for the header that we write after the packet;
@@ -89,16 +132,24 @@ impl Connection {
 
     // Decode an OK packet or bubble an ERR packet as an error
     // to terminate immediately
-    async fn receive_ok_or_err(&mut self) -> crate::Result<OkPacket> {
+    pub(crate) async fn receive_ok_or_err(&mut self) -> Result<OkPacket> {
+        let capabilities = self.capabilities;
         let mut buf = self.receive().await?;
         Ok(match buf[0] {
-            0xfe | 0x00 => OkPacket::decode(buf, self.capabilities)?,
+            0xfe | 0x00 => OkPacket::decode(buf, capabilities)?,
 
             0xff => {
                 let err = ErrPacket::decode(buf)?;
 
                 // TODO: Bubble as Error::Database
-                panic!("received db err = {:?}", err);
+//                panic!("received db err = {:?}", err);
+                return Err(io::Error::new(
+                    io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                    format!("{:?}",
+                        err
+                    ),
+                )
+                    .into());
             }
 
             id => {
@@ -113,4 +164,203 @@ impl Connection {
             }
         })
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    // This should not be used by the user. It's mean for `RawConnection` impl
+    // This assumes the buffer has been set and all it needs is a flush
+    async fn exec_prepare(&mut self) -> Result<u32> {
+        self.stream.flush().await?;
+
+        // COM_STMT_PREPARE returns COM_STMT_PREPARE_OK (0x00) or ERR (0xFF)
+        let mut packet = self.receive().await?;
+        let ok = match packet[0] {
+            0xFF => {
+                let err = ErrPacket::decode(packet)?;
+
+                // TODO: Bubble as Error::Database
+                panic!("received db err = {:?}", err);
+            }
+
+            _ => ComStmtPrepareOk::decode(packet)?,
+        };
+
+        // Skip decoding Column Definition packets for the result from a prepare statement
+        for _ in 0..ok.columns {
+            let _ = self.receive().await?;
+        }
+
+        if ok.columns > 0
+            && !self
+            .capabilities
+            .contains(Capabilities::CLIENT_DEPRECATE_EOF)
+        {
+            // TODO: Should we do something with the warning indicators here?
+            let _eof = EofPacket::decode(self.receive().await?)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(ok.statement_id)
+    }
+
+    async fn prepare<'c>(&'c mut self, statement: &'c str) -> Result<u32> {
+        self.stream.flush().await?;
+
+        self.start_sequence();
+        self.write(ComStmtPrepare { statement });
+
+        self.exec_prepare().await
+    }
+
+    async fn execute(&mut self, statement_id: u32, params: MariaDbQueryParameters) -> Result<u64> {
+        // TODO: EXECUTE(READ_ONLY) => FETCH instead of EXECUTE(NO)
+
+        // SEND ================
+        self.start_sequence();
+        self.write(ComStmtExecute {
+            statement_id,
+            params: &[],
+            null: &[],
+            flags: StmtExecFlag::NO_CURSOR,
+            param_types: &[]
+        });
+        self.stream.flush().await?;
+        // =====================
+
+        // Row Counter, used later
+        let mut rows = 0u64;
+        let capabilities = self.capabilities;
+        let has_eof = capabilities
+            .contains(Capabilities::CLIENT_DEPRECATE_EOF);
+
+        let packet = self.receive().await?;
+        if packet[0] == 0x00 {
+            let _ok = OkPacket::decode(packet, capabilities)?;
+        } else if packet[0] == 0xFF {
+            let err = ErrPacket::decode(packet)?;
+            panic!("received db err = {:?}", err);
+        } else {
+            // A Resultset starts with a [ColumnCountPacket] which is a single field that encodes
+            // how many columns we can expect when fetching rows from this statement
+            let column_count: u64 = ColumnCountPacket::decode(packet)?.columns;
+
+            // Next we have a [ColumnDefinitionPacket] which verbosely explains each minute
+            // detail about the column in question including table, aliasing, and type
+            // TODO: This information was *already* returned by PREPARE .., is there a way to suppress generation
+            let mut columns = vec![];
+            for _ in 0..column_count {
+                columns.push(ColumnDefinitionPacket::decode(self.receive().await?)?);
+            }
+
+            // When (legacy) EOFs are enabled, the fixed number column definitions are further terminated by
+            // an EOF packet
+            if !has_eof {
+                let _eof = EofPacket::decode(self.receive().await?)?;
+            }
+
+            // For each row in the result set we will receive a ResultRow packet.
+            // We may receive an [OkPacket], [EofPacket], or [ErrPacket] (depending on if EOFs are enabled) to finalize the iteration.
+            loop {
+                let packet = self.receive().await?;
+                if packet[0] == 0xFE && packet.len() < 0xFF_FF_FF {
+                    // NOTE: It's possible for a ResultRow to start with 0xFE (which would normally signify end-of-rows)
+                    //       but it's not possible for an Ok/Eof to be larger than 0xFF_FF_FF.
+                    if !has_eof {
+                        let _eof = EofPacket::decode(packet)?;
+                    } else {
+                        let _ok = OkPacket::decode(packet, capabilities)?;
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+                } else if packet[0] == 0xFF {
+                    let err = ErrPacket::decode(packet)?;
+                    panic!("received db err = {:?}", err);
+                } else {
+                    // Ignore result rows; exec only returns number of affected rows;
+                    let _ = ResultRow::decode(packet, &columns)?;
+
+                    // For every row we decode we increment counter
+                    rows = rows + 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(rows)
+    }
+}
+
+enum ExecResult {
+    NoRows(OkPacket),
+    Rows(Vec<ColumnDefinitionPacket>),
+}
+
+impl RawConnection for MariaDbRawConnection {
+    type Backend = MariaDb;
+
+    fn establish(url: &str) -> BoxFuture<Result<Self>>
+        where
+            Self: Sized {
+        Box::pin(MariaDbRawConnection::establish(url))
+    }
+
+    fn close(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<()>> {
+        Box::pin(self.close())
+    }
+
+    fn ping(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<()>> {
+        Box::pin(self.ping())
+    }
+
+    fn execute<'c>(
+        &'c mut self,
+        query: &str,
+        params: MariaDbQueryParameters,
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'c, Result<u64>> {
+        // Write prepare statement to buffer
+        self.start_sequence();
+        self.write(ComStmtPrepare {
+            statement: query
+        });
+
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            let statement_id = self.exec_prepare().await?;
+
+            let affected = self.execute(statement_id, params).await?;
+
+            Ok(affected)
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn fetch<'c>(
+        &'c mut self,
+        query: &str,
+        params: MariaDbQueryParameters,
+    ) -> BoxStream<'c, Result<MariaDbRow>> {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+
+    fn fetch_optional<'c>(
+        &'c mut self,
+        query: &str,
+        params: MariaDbQueryParameters,
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'c, Result<Option<<Self::Backend as Backend>::Row>>> {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::Error;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn it_can_connect() -> Result<()> {
+        MariaDbRawConnection::establish("mariadb://root@127.0.0.1:3306/test").await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn it_fails_to_connect_with_bad_username() -> Result<()> {
+        match MariaDbRawConnection::establish("mariadb://roote@127.0.0.1:3306/test").await {
+            Ok(_) => panic!("Somehow connected to database with incorrect username"),
+            Err(_) => Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/mariadb/establish.rs b/src/mariadb/establish.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51510dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mariadb/establish.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use crate::Result;
+use url::Url;
+use crate::mariadb::protocol::{HandshakeResponsePacket, InitialHandshakePacket, Encode, Capabilities};
+use crate::mariadb::connection::MariaDbRawConnection;
+
+pub(crate) async fn establish(conn: &mut MariaDbRawConnection, url: &Url) -> Result<()> {
+    let initial = InitialHandshakePacket::decode(conn.receive().await?)?;
+
+    // TODO: Capabilities::SECURE_CONNECTION
+    // TODO: Capabilities::CONNECT_ATTRS
+    // TODO: Capabilities::PLUGIN_AUTH
+    // TODO: Capabilities::PLUGIN_AUTH_LENENC_CLIENT_DATA
+    // TODO: Capabilities::TRANSACTIONS
+    // TODO: Capabilities::CLIENT_DEPRECATE_EOF
+    // TODO?: Capabilities::CLIENT_SESSION_TRACK
+    let mut capabilities = Capabilities::CLIENT_PROTOCOL_41 | Capabilities::CONNECT_WITH_DB;
+
+    let response = HandshakeResponsePacket {
+        // TODO: Find a good value for [max_packet_size]
+        capabilities,
+        max_packet_size: 1024,
+        client_collation: 192, // utf8_unicode_ci
+        username: url.username(),
+        database: &url.path()[1..],
+        auth_data: None,
+        auth_plugin_name: None,
+        connection_attrs: &[]
+    };
+
+    // The AND between our supported capabilities and the servers' is
+    // what we can use so remember it on the connection
+    conn.capabilities = capabilities & initial.capabilities;
+
+    conn.write(response);
+    conn.stream.flush().await?;
+
+    let _ = conn.receive_ok_or_err().await?;
+
+    // TODO: If CONNECT_WITH_DB is not supported we need to send an InitDb command just after establish
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/mariadb/mod.rs b/src/mariadb/mod.rs
index 63fa5702..75bb16d1 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/mod.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 // TODO: Remove after acitve development
 #![allow(unused)]
 
-// mod backend;
+mod row;
+mod backend;
 mod connection;
+mod establish;
 mod io;
 mod protocol;
-// mod query;
+mod query;
 pub mod types;
 
-//pub use self::{
-// backend::MariaDb,
-// connection.bak::MariaDbRawConnection,
-// query::MariaDbQueryParameters,
-// row::MariaDbRow,
-//};
+pub use self::{
+    backend::MariaDb,
+    connection::MariaDbRawConnection,
+    query::MariaDbQueryParameters,
+    row::MariaDbRow,
+};
 
 // pub use io::{BufExt, BufMutExt};
 // pub use protocol::{
diff --git a/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/com_stmt_exec.rs b/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/com_stmt_exec.rs
index 24537482..8bb43576 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/com_stmt_exec.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/com_stmt_exec.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ bitflags::bitflags! {
 // https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/com_stmt_execute
 /// Executes a previously prepared statement.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct ComStmtExec<'a> {
+pub struct ComStmtExecute<'a> {
     pub statement_id: u32,
     pub flags: StmtExecFlag,
     pub params: &'a [u8],
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub struct ComStmtExec<'a> {
     pub param_types: &'a [MariaDbTypeMetadata],
 }
 
-impl Encode for ComStmtExec<'_> {
+impl Encode for ComStmtExecute<'_> {
     fn encode(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>, _: Capabilities) {
         // COM_STMT_EXECUTE : int<1>
         buf.put_u8(BinaryProtocol::ComStmtExec as u8);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn it_encodes_com_stmt_exec() {
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
 
-        ComStmtExec {
+        ComStmtExecute {
             statement_id: 1,
             flags: StmtExecFlag::NO_CURSOR,
             null: &vec![],
diff --git a/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/com_stmt_prepare_ok.rs b/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/com_stmt_prepare_ok.rs
index 7d86f55b..5a07dd71 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/com_stmt_prepare_ok.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/com_stmt_prepare_ok.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::io;
 // https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/com_stmt_prepare/#com_stmt_prepare_ok
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ComStmtPrepareOk {
-    pub statement_id: i32,
+    pub statement_id: u32,
 
     /// Number of columns in the returned result set (or 0 if statement does not return result set).
     pub columns: u16,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct ComStmtPrepareOk {
 }
 
 impl ComStmtPrepareOk {
-    fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let header = buf.get_u8()?;
 
         if header != 0x00 {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl ComStmtPrepareOk {
             ));
         }
 
-        let statement_id = buf.get_i32::<LittleEndian>()?;
+        let statement_id = buf.get_u32::<LittleEndian>()?;
         let columns = buf.get_u16::<LittleEndian>()?;
         let params = buf.get_u16::<LittleEndian>()?;
 
diff --git a/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/mod.rs b/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/mod.rs
index 56210f98..6c3e6bec 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/protocol/binary/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub mod com_stmt_prepare_ok;
 pub mod com_stmt_reset;
 
 pub use com_stmt_close::ComStmtClose;
-pub use com_stmt_exec::ComStmtExec;
+pub use com_stmt_exec::{ComStmtExecute, StmtExecFlag};
 pub use com_stmt_fetch::ComStmtFetch;
 pub use com_stmt_prepare::ComStmtPrepare;
 pub use com_stmt_prepare_ok::ComStmtPrepareOk;
diff --git a/src/mariadb/protocol/connect/initial.rs b/src/mariadb/protocol/connect/initial.rs
index 71a36277..b93426d3 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/protocol/connect/initial.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/protocol/connect/initial.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct InitialHandshakePacket {
 }
 
 impl InitialHandshakePacket {
-    fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let protocol_version = buf.get_u8()?;
         let server_version = buf.get_str_nul()?.to_owned();
         let connection_id = buf.get_u32::<LittleEndian>()?;
diff --git a/src/mariadb/protocol/mod.rs b/src/mariadb/protocol/mod.rs
index bebd502f..35ff24e2 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ mod server_status;
 mod text;
 
 pub use binary::{
-    ComStmtClose, ComStmtExec, ComStmtFetch, ComStmtPrepare, ComStmtPrepareOk, ComStmtReset,
+    ComStmtClose, ComStmtExecute, StmtExecFlag, ComStmtFetch, ComStmtPrepare, ComStmtPrepareOk, ComStmtReset,
 };
 pub use capabilities::Capabilities;
 pub use connect::{
diff --git a/src/mariadb/protocol/response/column_count.rs b/src/mariadb/protocol/response/column_count.rs
index 43112873..c4cdd1b2 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/protocol/response/column_count.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/protocol/response/column_count.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub struct ColumnCountPacket {
 }
 
 impl ColumnCountPacket {
-    fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let columns = buf.get_uint_lenenc::<LittleEndian>()?.unwrap_or(0);
 
         Ok(Self { columns })
diff --git a/src/mariadb/protocol/response/column_def.rs b/src/mariadb/protocol/response/column_def.rs
index 30f3c9ed..9a6ac64a 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/protocol/response/column_def.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/protocol/response/column_def.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct ColumnDefinitionPacket {
 }
 
 impl ColumnDefinitionPacket {
-    fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
         // string<lenenc> catalog (always 'def')
         let _catalog = buf.get_str_lenenc::<LittleEndian>()?;
         // TODO: Assert that this is always DEF
diff --git a/src/mariadb/protocol/response/eof.rs b/src/mariadb/protocol/response/eof.rs
index 2f515e97..34b90dc2 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/protocol/response/eof.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/protocol/response/eof.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub struct EofPacket {
 }
 
 impl EofPacket {
-    fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn decode(mut buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<Self> {
         let header = buf.get_u8()?;
         if header != 0xFE {
             return Err(io::Error::new(
diff --git a/src/mariadb/query.rs b/src/mariadb/query.rs
index 76946f0b..d82065be 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/query.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/query.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     serialize::{IsNull, ToSql},
     types::HasSqlType,
 };
+use crate::mariadb::types::MariaDbTypeMetadata;
 
 pub struct MariaDbQueryParameters {
     param_types: Vec<MariaDbTypeMetadata>,
diff --git a/src/mariadb/row.rs b/src/mariadb/row.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..660876ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mariadb/row.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use crate::row::Row;
+use crate::mariadb::protocol::ResultRow;
+use crate::mariadb::MariaDb;
+
+pub struct MariaDbRow(pub(super) ResultRow);
+
+impl Row for MariaDbRow {
+    type Backend = MariaDb;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.values.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.0.values.len()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn get_raw(&self, index: usize) -> Option<&[u8]> {
+        self.0.values[index]
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|value| unsafe { value.as_ref() })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/mariadb/types/mod.rs b/src/mariadb/types/mod.rs
index 3e17fb54..05073696 100644
--- a/src/mariadb/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mariadb/types/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::protocol::{FieldType, ParameterFlag};
 use crate::types::TypeMetadata;
+use crate::mariadb::MariaDb;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct MariaDbTypeMetadata {
@@ -7,6 +8,6 @@ pub struct MariaDbTypeMetadata {
     pub param_flag: ParameterFlag,
 }
 
-//impl TypeMetadata for MariaDb {
-//    type TypeMetadata = MariaDbTypeMetadata;
-//}
+impl TypeMetadata for MariaDb {
+    type TypeMetadata = MariaDbTypeMetadata;
+}