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--- a/gossamer_forums.rb
+++ b/gossamer_forums.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Federated Computer, Inc.
 # David Sainty <saint@federated.computer>  2024 A.D.
 # Gossamer Threads to Discourse -- Migration-Import Script
-# v0.48.6 48-48-48, add handling for deleted-former user as OP poster
+# v0.48.8 20-20-20, efforts to deal with MySQL connectionf failure issue
 
 require 'mysql2'
 require 'open-uri'
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
           username: 'admin',
           password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
           host: 'slowtwitch.northend.network',
-          pool: 24, # Adjust based on concurrency needs
+          pool: 20, # Adjust based on concurrency needs
           timeout: 5000
         )
 
@@ -1132,15 +1132,11 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     # Use CachedThreadPool for dynamic thread management
 ####    pool = Concurrent::CachedThreadPool.new
 ######    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(7)
-    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(24)
+    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(20)
 
     # Define the connection pool inside the method
 ######    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 14, timeout: 100) do
-    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 24, timeout: 100) do
-#        host: "172.99.0.10",
-#        username: "admin",
-#        password: "x0YGLA9252iiTFQuqaM0ROX8FmQzZuUu",
-#        database: "slowtwitch"
+    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 20, timeout: 100) do
       Mysql2::Client.new(
         host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
         username: "admin",
@@ -1158,7 +1154,7 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     parent_post_ids = result.map { |row| row['post_id'] }
 
 #    parent_post_count = parent_post_ids.count
-    batch_size = 1000 # Set our batch size for number of posts to import in a single batch
+    batch_size = 30 # Set our batch size for number of posts to import in a single batch
 
 ####    current_post_batch = 0 # Set our current batch number. This tracks the current batch of posts being processed.