text: // DEPENDENCIES
  const mysql = require('mysql');
      
  const connection = mysql.createConnection({
          host: 'y2w3wxldca8enczv.cbetxkdyhwsb.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com',
          user: 'bmkcmlmmo6ke3pvo',
          password: 'hdwzcx83mv3lbnko',
          database: 'iy3ar6sjyfw2iphb',
          port: '3306'
  });
  
  connection.connect(function(err) {
      if (err) {
          console.error("error connecting: " + err.stack);
          return;
      }
      console.log("connected as id " + connection.threadId);
  });
  
  module.exports = connection;