Update app.py

app.py

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ history = []
 url_monitoring_intervals = {}  # Store monitoring intervals for each URL
 change_counts = {}  # Track change frequency for each URL
 
-# Function to establish a database connection
 def get_db_connection():
     global db_connection
     if db_connection is None or not db_connection.is_connected():
@@ -56,8 +55,13 @@ def get_db_connection():
                 host=DB_HOST,
                 user=DB_USER,
                 password=DB_PASSWORD,
-                database=DB_NAME
-            )
+            )  # Connect to the server first
+
+            # Select the database
+            cursor = db_connection.cursor()
+            cursor.execute(f"USE {DB_NAME}") 
+            cursor.close()
+
             return db_connection
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Error connecting to database: {e}")