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backend/app.py

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+from flask import Flask, send_from_directory
+from flask_cors import CORS
+import os
+from database.database import db, init_db
+
+app = Flask(__name__, static_folder='..', static_url_path='')
+CORS(app)
+
+# Configure database
+app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'mysql+pymysql://root:root@localhost/myapp'
+app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
+
+# Initialize database
+db.init_app(app)
+
+# Import and register blueprints
+from routes.api import api_bp
+app.register_blueprint(api_bp, url_prefix='/api')
+
+# Serve static files (HTML, CSS, JS)
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+    return send_from_directory('..', 'index.html')
+
+@app.route('/<path:path>')
+def serve_static(path):
+    return send_from_directory('..', path)
+
+# Initialize DB and start server
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    with app.app_context():
+        try:
+            # Test database connection
+            db.engine.connect()
+            print('DB connection established.')
+            
+            # Create tables if they don't exist
+            db.create_all()
+            
+            # Start server
+            app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=3000, debug=True)
+        except Exception as err:
+            print(f'Failed to start: {err}')