import mysql.connector
from mysql.connector import Error
import configparser

def load_config():
    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
    config.read('config.ini')
    return config

def connect_to_database():
    try:
        config = load_config()
        connection = mysql.connector.connect(
            host=config['database']['host'],
            database=config['database']['database'],
            user=config['database']['user'],
            password=config['database']['password']
        )
        if connection.is_connected():
            print("Connected to the database successfully!")
        return connection
    except Error as e:
        print(f"Error while connecting to database: {e}")
        return None