/****** Load database wrapper *******/
    function loadDatabase(cb, reconn) {
        global.db = require('mysql').createConnection({
            host       : global.config.db_use_socket ? undefined : global.config.db_host,
            port       : global.config.db_use_socket ? undefined : global.config.db_port,
            socketPath : global.config.db_use_socket ? global.config.db_socket : undefined,
            user       : global.config.db_user,
            password   : global.config.db_password,
            database   : global.config.db_db,
        });
        global.db.connect(function (err) {
            if (err) {
                if (reconn) {
                    e('error reconnecting to main database: ' + err.message+'. Retrying in 2 seconds...');
                    setTimeout(loadDatabase.bind(null, function(){}, true), 2000);
                } else {
                    crit('error connecting to main database: ' + err.message);
                }
            } else {
                p('Connected to main database');
                /****** Make database method wrapper for squel *******/
                global.db.squery = function () { arguments[0] = arguments[0].toString(); this.query.apply(this, arguments); }

                cb();
            }
        });
        /****** Database reconnect *******/
        global.db.on('error', function (err) {
            if (err.code === 'PROTOCOL_CONNECTION_LOST') {
                e('Lost connection to main database. Reconnecting in 2 seconds...');
                setTimeout(loadDatabase.bind(null, function(){}, true), 2000);
            } else {
                e('Main DB error: ' + err.message);
            }
        });
    }

    loadDatabase(function () {
        ....