diff --git a/server/configs/db.js b/server/configs/db.js
index c9c0cae..9072e2b 100644
--- a/server/configs/db.js
+++ b/server/configs/db.js
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
-
+//connecting to MongoDB
 const connectDB = async () => {
-    try {
-        mongoose.connection.on('connected', () => {
-            console.log('Database connected');
-        });
-        await mongoose.connect(`${process.env.MONGODB_URI}/hotel-booking`);
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.log(error.message);
-    }
+ mongoose.connection.on("connected",()=>{
+    console.log("MongoDB connected successfully");
+ });
+ mongoose.connection.on("error", (err) => {
+    console.error(`MongoDB connection error: ${err}`);
+ });
+ try{
+    await mongoose.connect(`${process.env.MONGODB_URI}/hotel-booking`,{
+        useNewUrlParser: true,
+        useUnifiedTopology: true,
+    });
+
+ } catch (error) {
+    console.error('error connecting to MongoDb:',error.message);
+ }
 };
 
 export default connectDB;
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