const mysql = require('mysql'); const config = require('config'); const pool = mysql.createPool(config.get('mysql')); pool.getConnection((err, conn) => { if (err) return console.error(err, 'Error testing pool'); conn.ping((err) => { if (err) return console.error(err, `Error pinging mysql at ${JSON.stringify(config.get('mysql'))}`); console.log('successfully pinged mysql database'); }); }); module.exports = pool.getConnection.bind(pool);