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src/config/connection.php

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+<?php
+
+// Disable mysqli exceptions so we can handle connection errors gracefully
+mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_OFF);
+
+$dbhost = $_ENV['DB_HOST'];
+$dbuser = $_ENV['DB_USER'];
+$dbpass = $_ENV['DB_PASS'];
+$dbname = $_ENV['DB_NAME'];
+$salt = $_ENV['SALT'];
+
+// echo "hello. ". $dbhost;
+
+if(!$conn = @mysqli_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname)){
+    // Log the error to file instead of stderr (no red output)
+    @error_log("Database Connection Error: " . mysqli_connect_error(), 3, dirname(__DIR__) . "/logs/db_errors.log");
+    $conn = null;
+    $db = null;
+} else {
+    date_default_timezone_set('Africa/Johannesburg');
+
+    // Initialize DatabaseService for modern queries
+    require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../classes/DatabaseService.php');
+    $db = new DatabaseService($conn);
+}
+
+