SolidScribe/server/config/database.js

//Import mysql2 package
const mysql = require('mysql2');

// Create the connection pool.
const pool = mysql.createPool({
	host: process.env.DB_HOST,
	user: process.env.DB_USER,
	password: process.env.DB_PASS,
	database: 'application',
	waitForConnections: true,
	connectionLimit: 20,
	queueLimit: 0
});

//Export the pool for user elsewhere
module.exports = pool