var config = require('./config'); var connection = {}; if (config.SAVE_TO_DB) { var mysql = require('mysql2'); //create connection var db_config = { host: config.DB_HOST, port: config.DB_PORT, user: config.DB_USER, password: config.DB_PASS, database: config.DB_NAME, multipleStatements: true, connectionLimit: 50 }; connection = mysql.createPool(db_config); //- Establish a new connection connection.getConnection(function(err) { if (err) { console.log("Cannot establish a connection with the database." , err); } else { console.log("New connection established with the database. ") } }); } module.exports = connection;