Update app.py

app.py

@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ import secrets
 ASR_MODEL = "base"  # Smaller Whisper model
 NLU_MODEL = "facebook/blenderbot-400M-distill"  # Smaller conversation model
 
-# Database configuration
-# Database configuration
+# Database configuration - use this to replace the DB_CONFIG section in app.py
 DB_CONFIG = {
     "host": "hopper.proxy.rlwy.net",
-    "port": 16751,
+    "port": 16751,  # Make sure port is included as an integer
     "user": "root",
     "password": "svLvVDyJwyvWsAxTAEkrMPqkzLBkLMrD",
     "database": "railway",
@@ -34,8 +33,15 @@ DB_CONFIG = {
 
 # Create connection pool
 try:
+    print(f"Attempting to connect to MySQL at {DB_CONFIG['host']}:{DB_CONFIG['port']}...")
     cnx_pool = mysql.connector.pooling.MySQLConnectionPool(**DB_CONFIG)
     print("Database connection pool created successfully")
+    
+    # Test the connection by getting one
+    test_conn = cnx_pool.get_connection()
+    if test_conn.is_connected():
+        print(f"Successfully connected to {DB_CONFIG['database']} database")
+        test_conn.close()
 except Exception as e:
     print(f"Error creating database pool: {e}")
     # Use in-memory dictionary as fallback