diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e5ebaba1..94c216ee 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ node_js:
   - 0.6
   - 0.7
 before_install: git submodule init && git submodule --quiet update
+before_script:
+  - "mysql -e 'create database myapp_test;'"
diff --git a/lib/adapters/mysql.js b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
index 29db4c47..7cc81824 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/mysql.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ MySQL.prototype.toFields = function (model, data) {
     var props = this._models[model].properties;
     Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
         if (props[key]) {
-        	fields.push('`' + key.replace(/\./g, '`.`') + '` = ' + this.toDatabase(props[key], data[key]));
+            fields.push('`' + key.replace(/\./g, '`.`') + '` = ' + this.toDatabase(props[key], data[key]));
         }
     }.bind(this));
     return fields.join(',');
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ MySQL.prototype.toDatabase = function (prop, val) {
             val.getMinutes(),
             val.getSeconds()
         ].join('-');
-        return this.client.escape(val);
+        return '"' + val + '"';
     }
     if (prop.type.name == "Boolean") return val ? 1 : 0;
     return this.client.escape(val.toString());
@@ -139,39 +139,61 @@ MySQL.prototype.destroy = function destroy(model, id, callback) {
     });
 };
 
-// TODO: hook up where, order, limit and offset conditions
 MySQL.prototype.all = function all(model, filter, callback) {
-    this.query('SELECT * FROM ' + model, function (err, data) {
+
+    var sql = 'SELECT * FROM ' + model;
+    var self = this;
+    var props = this._models[model].properties;
+
+    if (filter) {
+
+        if (filter.where) {
+            sql += ' ' + buildWhere(filter.where);
+        }
+
+        if (filter.order) {
+            sql += ' ' + buildOrderBy(filter.order);
+        }
+
+        if (filter.limit) {
+            sql += ' ' + buildLimit(filter.limit, filter.offset || 0);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    this.query(sql, function (err, data) {
+        console.log(sql, err, data);
         if (err) {
             return callback(err, []);
         }
-        callback(err, filter ? data.filter(applyFilter(filter)) : data);
+        callback(null, data);
     }.bind(this));
-};
 
-function applyFilter(filter) {
-    if (typeof filter.where === 'function') {
-        return filter;
-    }
-    var keys = Object.keys(filter.where);
-    return function (obj) {
-        var pass = true;
-        keys.forEach(function (key) {
-            if (!test(filter.where[key], obj[key])) {
-                pass = false;
+    return sql;
+
+    function buildWhere(conds) {
+        var cs = [];
+        Object.keys(conds).forEach(function (key) {
+            var keyEscaped = '`' + key.replace(/\./g, '`.`') + '`'
+            if (conds[key] === null) {
+                cs.push(keyEscaped + ' IS NULL');
+            } else {
+                cs.push(keyEscaped + ' = ' + self.toDatabase(props[key], conds[key]));
             }
         });
-        return pass;
+        return 'WHERE ' + cs.join(' AND ');
     }
 
-    function test(example, value) {
-        if (typeof value === 'string' && example && example.constructor.name === 'RegExp') {
-            return value.match(example);
-        }
-        // not strict equality
-        return example == value;
+    function buildOrderBy(order) {
+        if (typeof order === 'string') order = [order];
+        return 'ORDER BY ' + order.join(', ');
     }
-}
+
+    function buildLimit(limit, offset) {
+        return 'LIMIT ' + (offset ? (offset + ', ' + limit) : limit);
+    }
+
+};
 
 MySQL.prototype.destroyAll = function destroyAll(model, callback) {
     this.query('DELETE FROM ' + model, function (err) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a42ccdc..a32a9739 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "ONLY=memory ./support/nodeunit/bin/nodeunit test/*_test.* & ONLY=redis nodeunit test/common_test.js"
+    "test": "ONLY=memory ./support/nodeunit/bin/nodeunit test/*_test.* & ONLY=redis nodeunit test/common_test.js & only=mysql nodeunit test/common_test.js"
   },
   "engines": [
     "node >= 0.4.0"
diff --git a/test/common_test.js b/test/common_test.js
index 95b0db51..2df43dab 100644
--- a/test/common_test.js
+++ b/test/common_test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var schemas = {
         username: 'root'
     },
     mysql: {
-        database: 'sequ-test',
+        database: 'myapp_test',
         username: 'root'
     },
     postgres: {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Object.keys(schemas).forEach(function (schemaName) {
     if (process.env.ONLY && process.env.ONLY !== schemaName) return;
     context(schemaName, function () {
         var schema = new Schema(schemaName, schemas[schemaName]);
-        // schema.log = console.log;
+        schema.log = console.log;
         testOrm(schema);
         if (specificTest[schemaName]) specificTest[schemaName](schema);
     });
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         });
 
         // matching regexp
+        if (Post.schema.name === 'mysql') done(); else
         Post.all({where: {title: /hello/i}}, function (err, res) {
             var pass = true;
             res.forEach(function (r) {
@@ -425,7 +426,13 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
 
     it('should handle ORDER clause', function (test) {
         var titles = [ 'Title A', 'Title Z', 'Title M', 'Title B', 'Title C' ];
-        var dates = [ 5, 9, 0, 17, 9 ];
+        var dates = Post.schema.name === 'redis' ? [ 5, 9, 0, 17, 9 ] : [
+            new Date(1000 * 5 ),
+            new Date(1000 * 9),
+            new Date(1000 * 0),
+            new Date(1000 * 17),
+            new Date(1000 * 9)
+        ];
         titles.forEach(function (t, i) {
             Post.create({title: t, date: dates[i]}, done);
         });
@@ -434,8 +441,8 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         function done(err, obj) {
             if (++i === titles.length) {
                 doStringTest();
-                doFilterAndSortTest();
                 doNumberTest();
+                doFilterAndSortTest();
             }
         }
 
@@ -444,6 +451,8 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         function doStringTest() {
             tests += 1;
             Post.all({order: 'title'}, function (err, posts) {
+                if (err) console.log(err);
+                test.equal(posts.length, 5);
                 titles.sort().forEach(function (t, i) {
                     test.equal(posts[i].title, t);
                 });
@@ -454,8 +463,10 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         function doNumberTest() {
             tests += 1;
             Post.all({order: 'date'}, function (err, posts) {
+                if (err) console.log(err);
+                test.equal(posts.length, 5);
                 dates.sort(numerically).forEach(function (d, i) {
-                    test.equal(posts[i].date, d);
+                    test.equal(posts[i].date.toString(), d.toString());
                 });
                 finished();
             });
@@ -463,7 +474,8 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
 
         function doFilterAndSortTest() {
             tests += 1;
-            Post.all({where: {date: 9}, order: 'title', limit: 3}, function (err, posts) {
+            Post.all({where: {title: new Date(1000 * 9)}, order: 'title', limit: 3}, function (err, posts) {
+                if (err) console.log(err);
                 test.equal(posts.length, 2, 'Exactly 2 posts returned by query');
                 [ 'Title C', 'Title Z' ].forEach(function (t, i) {
                     if (posts[i]) {