Update the method to connect to the database with lua.

includes/install/scripts/app/conference_center/index.lua

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 	digit_timeout = 5000;
 
 --connect to the database
-	dbh = freeswitch.Dbh(database["system"]);
+	dofile(scripts_dir.."/resources/functions/database_handle.lua");
+	dbh = database_handle('system');
 
 --prepare the api object
 	api = freeswitch.API();
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@
 			end_epoch = os.time();
 
 		--connect to the database
-			dbh = freeswitch.Dbh(database["system"]);
+			dofile(scripts_dir.."/resources/functions/database_handle.lua");
+			dbh = database_handle('system');
 
 		--get the conference sessions
 			if (conference_session_uuid) then

includes/install/scripts/app/voicemail/index.lua

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
 	password_tries = 0;
 
 --connect to the database
-	dbh = freeswitch.Dbh(database["system"]);
+	dofile(scripts_dir.."/resources/functions/database_handle.lua");
+	dbh = database_handle('system');
 
 --set the api
 	api = freeswitch.API();

includes/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/scripts/mwi.lua

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 	debug["info"] = false;
 
 --connect to the database
-	dbh = freeswitch.Dbh(database["system"]);
+	dofile(scripts_dir.."/resources/functions/database_handle.lua");
+	dbh = database_handle('system');
 
 --used to stop the lua service
 	local file = assert(io.open(tmp_file, "w"));

includes/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/index.lua

@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@
 	dofile(scripts_dir.."/resources/functions/explode.lua");
 
 --connect to the database
-	dbh = freeswitch.Dbh(database["system"]);
+	dofile(scripts_dir.."/resources/functions/database_handle.lua");
+	dbh = database_handle('system');
+
+--exits the script if we didn't connect properly
+	assert(dbh:connected());
 
 --if the params class and methods do not exist then add them to prevent errors
 	if (not params) then