diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a78c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import os
+import MySQLdb
+from fastapi import HTTPException
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+def get_db_connection():
+    try:
+        conn = MySQLdb.connect(
+            user=os.getenv("DB_USER"),
+            passwd=os.getenv("DB_PASS"),
+            host=os.getenv("DB_HOST"),
+            db=os.getenv("DB_NAME"),
+            charset='utf8mb4',
+            cursorclass=MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor 
+        )
+        return conn
+    except MySQLdb.Error as e:
+        print(f"Erreur de connexion à la base de données : {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Erreur interne du serveur lors de la connexion à la base de données.")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8ac6cc8..e800499 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import os
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
-import MySQLdb
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from routers import skills
 
-load_dotenv()
-
 app = FastAPI()
 
 origins = [
@@ -21,29 +17,10 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
-
-def get_db_connection():
-    try:
-        conn = MySQLdb.connect(
-            user=os.getenv("DB_USER"),
-            passwd=os.getenv("DB_PASS"),
-            host=os.getenv("DB_HOST"),
-            db=os.getenv("DB_NAME"),
-            charset='utf8mb4',
-            cursorclass=MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor 
-        )
-        return conn
-    except MySQLdb.Error as e:
-        print(f"Erreur de connexion à la base de données : {e}")
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Erreur interne du serveur lors de la connexion à la base de données.")
-    
-
 @app.get("/")
 def read_root():
     return {"status": "API Portfolio fonctionnelle !"}
 
-
-
 app.include_router(
     skills.router,
     prefix="/api/skills",
diff --git a/routers/skills.py b/routers/skills.py
index bee70a3..bb739f1 100644
--- a/routers/skills.py
+++ b/routers/skills.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 import MySQLdb
-from ..main import get_db_connection
+from ..database import get_db_connection
 
 router = APIRouter()