diff --git a/.github/workflows/master_musicalweb.yml b/.github/workflows/master_musicalweb.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eea34b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/master_musicalweb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Docs for the Azure Web Apps Deploy action: https://github.com/Azure/webapps-deploy
+# More GitHub Actions for Azure: https://github.com/Azure/actions
+
+name: Build and deploy PHP app to Azure Web App - musicalweb
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: '8.1'
+
+      - name: Check if composer.json exists
+        id: check_files
+        uses: andstor/file-existence-action@v1
+        with:
+          files: 'composer.json'
+
+      - name: Run composer install if composer.json exists
+        if: steps.check_files.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
+        run: composer validate --no-check-publish && composer install --prefer-dist --no-progress
+
+      - name: Upload artifact for deployment job
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: php-app
+          path: .
+
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    environment:
+      name: 'Production'
+      url: ${{ steps.deploy-to-webapp.outputs.webapp-url }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download artifact from build job
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: php-app
+
+      - name: 'Deploy to Azure Web App'
+        uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2
+        id: deploy-to-webapp
+        with:
+          app-name: 'musicalweb'
+          slot-name: 'Production'
+          publish-profile: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_PUBLISHPROFILE_BCAD106782334938A0D5C87DC25A7BA3 }}
+          package: .
diff --git a/connection.php b/connection.php
index 7f60711..3904c38 100644
--- a/connection.php
+++ b/connection.php
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 <?php
+// SSL connection setup
+$con = mysqli_init();
+mysqli_ssl_set($conn,NULL,NULL, "/var/www/html/DigiCertGlobalRootG2.crt.pem", NULL, NULL);
 
-	$conn = mysqli_connect('localhost','root','','musical_world');
+// Secure connection to Azure MySQL
+$server = "music.mysql.database.azure.com";
+$username = "music";
+$password = getenv('MYSQL_PASSWORD'); // Store sensitive data securely in environment variables
+$database = getenv('MYSQL_DATABASE'); // Retrieve database name from environment variable
+$port = 3306;
 
-	if(!$conn)
-		die("Error while connecting...!").mysqli_connect_error($conn);
+// Initialize connection
+mysqli_real_connect($con, $server, $username, $password, $database, $port, MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL);
 
- ?>
\ No newline at end of file
+if (!$con) {
+    die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
+} else {
+    echo "Secure connection established!";
+}
+?>
+
+