Basic signups are working

server/database.js

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+//environment variables
+require('dotenv').config();
+
+//libraries
+let mysql = require('mysql');
+
+let connection;
+
+function handleDisconnect() {
+	//use the config
+	connection = mysql.createConnection({
+		host: process.env.DB_HOST,
+		user: process.env.DB_USER,
+		password: process.env.DB_PASS,
+		database: process.env.DB_NAME,
+		port: process.env.DB_PORT
+	});
+
+	//connect
+	connection.connect((err) => {
+		if (err) {
+			console.log('Error connecting to mysql: ', err);
+			setTimeout(handleDisconnect, 2000);
+		} else {
+			console.log('Connected to mysql');
+		}
+	});
+
+	//prepare for failure
+	connection.on('error', (err) => {
+		console.log('mysql error: ', err);
+
+		if (err.code === 'PROTOCOL_CONNECTION_LOST') {
+			handleDisconnect();
+		} else {
+			throw (err);
+		}
+	});
+
+	//finally
+	return connection;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+	connectToDatabase: handleDisconnect
+}