getting there

app/database.py

@@ -1,34 +1,20 @@
 import mysql.connector
 from flask import current_app, g
-from mysql.connector import pooling
-
-# Optional: Use a pool if desired
-def init_db_pool():
-    return pooling.MySQLConnectionPool(
-        pool_name="mypool",
-        pool_size=5,
-        pool_reset_session=True,
-        host=current_app.config['MYSQL_HOST'],
-        user=current_app.config['MYSQL_USER'],
-        password=current_app.config['MYSQL_PASSWORD'],
-        database=current_app.config['MYSQL_DATABASE']
-    )
 
 def get_db():
     if 'db' not in g:
-        if 'db_pool' not in current_app.config:
-            current_app.config['db_pool'] = init_db_pool()
-        g.db = current_app.config['db_pool'].get_connection()
+        g.db = mysql.connector.connect(
+            host=current_app.config['DB_HOST'],
+            port=current_app.config['DB_PORT'],
+            user=current_app.config['DB_USER'],
+            password=current_app.config['DB_PASSWORD'],
+            database=current_app.config['DB_NAME']
+        )
     return g.db
 
-def close_db(e=None):
-    db = g.pop('db', None)
-    if db is not None:
-        try:
-            db.close()  # returns connection to the pool
-        except Exception as err:
-            print(f"[DB Cleanup] Failed to close DB connection: {err}")
-
-
 def init_app(app):
-    app.teardown_appcontext(close_db)
+    @app.teardown_appcontext
+    def close_connection(exception):
+        db = g.pop('db', None)
+        if db is not None:
+            db.close()