Update database.php

config/database.php

@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 <?php
+// Load environment variables from Railway
 $host = getenv("MYSQLHOST");
 $user = getenv("MYSQLUSER");
 $password = getenv("MYSQLPASSWORD");
 $database = getenv("MYSQLDATABASE");
 $port = getenv("MYSQLPORT");
 
+// Fallback if any variable is missing (optional but helpful)
+if (!$host || !$user || !$password || !$database || !$port) {
+    die("Missing required database environment variables.");
+}
+
+// Create MySQL connection
 $conn = new mysqli($host, $user, $password, $database, (int)$port);
 
+// Check connection
 if ($conn->connect_error) {
     die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
 }
+
+// Optional: success message
+// echo "Connected to Railway MySQL successfully!";
 ?>