Step 1:  Create a database called studenttrader. 
  Make sure on mysql that you first have (if on linux.. doesn't apply to windows) 
  [mysqld]
  set-variable    = lower_case_table_names=1 in the /etc/my.cnf file
  I am not possitive if you need this - but some of the database names may have been upper case or lowercase in the code. I am going to go through that and change it.
  
Step2 : GRANT all on studenttrader.* to [USER_NAME] IDENTIFIED BY '[PASSWORD]'
 -- There are 2 places where you need to set the username and password you chose:  /etc/db.properties (I am not sure if I am still using that in the code)
    and   /etc/ojb/repository_database.xml
    
    The defaults are user_name=studenttrader and password=your_password_here
    
Step 3:  Make sure you have the mysql driver in tomcat/common/lib/
  
Step 4: Edit build.xml  and specify where your jakarta-tomcat installation is. (I will include a properties file in the next version.)
        My windows box happens to be  <property name="tomcat.home"       value="c:/jakarta-tomcat-4.1.30"/>
        My linux version is  <property name="tomcat.home"       value="/opt/tomcat/webapps/studenttrader"/>
        It's best to not hard code that info int he build script - especially if you develop on linux and windows.

Step 5: in the main directory (where the build.xml file is): run ant


(Quick note for this version:  please update your build file with the following lines.. otherwise your ide may give you a headache:
 
 Originally this was saved in the lib/ directory... my bad!
 
 <jar destfile="jar/studentTrader.jar" basedir="classes"/>

<copyfile src="jar/studentTrader.jar" dest="${deploy.home}/WEB-INF/lib/studentTrader.jar" /> 

Go to http://localhost:8080/StudentTrader/  --> everything should work (it does for me at least!)