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diff --git a/lib/MasterServer/Database/mysql/dbCore.pm b/lib/MasterServer/Database/mysql/dbCore.pm
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+
+package MasterServer::Database::mysql::dbCore;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Exporter 'import';
+
+our @EXPORT = qw| database_login |;
+
+################################################################################
+## login to the database with credentials provided in the config file.
+## returns dbh object or quits application on error.
+################################################################################
+sub database_login {
+  my $self = shift;
+
+  # create the dbi object
+  my $dbh = DBI->connect(@{$self->{dblogin}}, {PrintError => $self->{db_print}});
+  
+  # verify that the database connected
+  if (defined $dbh) {
+    
+    # log the event
+    $self->log("load","Connected to the MySQL database.");
+    
+    # turn on error printing
+    $dbh->{printerror} = 1;
+    
+    # return the dbi object for further use
+    return $dbh;
+  }
+  else {
+    # fatal error
+    $self->log("fatal", "$DBI::errstr!");
+    
+    # end program
+    $self->halt();
+  }
+  
+  # unreachable
+  return undef;
+}
+
+1;