Switching from zap to vps

Im currently trying to switch my server from zap to a vps. i uploaded the database, and the server files. no problem. when i load into the server and try to select a character it just loops the fetching character. i get this in the console when is start the server…

[ERROR] [MySQL] An critical error happens on MySQL for query “SELECT * FROM items {=}”: Object reference not set to an instance of an object at MySqlConnector.Core.ConnectionPool.GetPool (System.String connectionString) [0x0001a] in <149068887d4e4bc08e7b4c05a59a923b>:0
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection.CreateSessionAsync (System.Nullable1[T] ioBehavior, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) [0x00012] in <149068887d4e4bc08e7b4c05a59a923b>:0 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ConfiguredValueTaskAwaitable1+ConfiguredValueTaskAwaiter[TResult].GetResult () [0x0001e] in <4ac30274d31c4b8099694c24336fcb22>:0
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection.OpenAsync (System.Nullable1[T] ioBehavior, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) [0x000bc] in <149068887d4e4bc08e7b4c05a59a923b>:0 at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection.Open () [0x00017] in <149068887d4e4bc08e7b4c05a59a923b>:0 at MySQLAsync.Operation1[TResult].Execute (System.String query, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary2[TKey,TValue] parameters, System.Boolean debug) [0x00040] in <6f835765886c4fada3e5ffb1ffcd6998>:0 [ERROR] [MySQL] An critical error happens on MySQL for query "SELECT * FROM shops {=}": Object reference not set to an instance of an object at MySqlConnector.Core.ConnectionPool.GetPool (System.String connectionString) [0x0001a] in <149068887d4e4bc08e7b4c05a59a923b>:0 at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection.CreateSessionAsync (System.Nullable1[T] ioBehavior, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) [0x00012] in <149068887d4e4bc08e7b4c05a59a923b>:0
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ConfiguredValueTaskAwaitable1+ConfiguredValueTaskAwaiter[TResult].GetResult () [0x0001e] in <4ac30274d31c4b8099694c24336fcb22>:0 at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection.OpenAsync (System.Nullable1[T] ioBehavior, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) [0x000bc] in <149068887d4e4bc08e7b4c05a59a923b>:0
at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection.Open () [0x00017] in <149068887d4e4bc08e7b4c05a59a923b>:0
at MySQLAsync.Operation1[TResult].Execute (System.String query, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary2[TKey,TValue] parameters, System.Boolean debug) [0x00040] in <6f835765886c4fada3e5ffb1ffcd6998>:0

I have no clue about how any of this works. if anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated. also im searching for a dev if possible. ESX

Looks like you didn’t set your connection string so it does’t know where it should try and connect to

i have no clue how to do that. how hard is it to do?