fix db init

backend/src/db/index.js

@@ -9,18 +9,42 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 let pool;
 
 export const initDB = async () => {
-  const dbConfig = {
+  const dbName = process.env.DB_NAME || 'whats_the_point';
+  
+  // First connect without specifying database to create it if needed
+  const baseConfig = {
     host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'db',
     user: process.env.DB_USER || 'root',
     password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD || 'root',
-    database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'whats_the_point',
     waitForConnections: true,
     connectionLimit: 10,
     queueLimit: 0,
     multipleStatements: true
   };
 
-  // Create pool
+  // Create temporary pool to create database
+  const tempPool = mysql.createPool(baseConfig);
+  
+  try {
+    const connection = await tempPool.getConnection();
+    
+    // Create database if it doesn't exist
+    await connection.query(`CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS \`${dbName}\``);
+    console.log(`✅ Database '${dbName}' ready`);
+    connection.release();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Failed to create database:', error);
+    throw error;
+  } finally {
+    await tempPool.end();
+  }
+
+  // Now connect to the specific database
+  const dbConfig = {
+    ...baseConfig,
+    database: dbName
+  };
+
   pool = mysql.createPool(dbConfig);
 
   // Test connection and run init script