diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index fc75a06..d30af0b 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -116,45 +116,14 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_data (
 db_cursor.execute(create_table_query)
 db_connection.commit()
 
-local_user_data = {}
-
-def check_mysql_connection():
-    global db_connection
-    try:
-        if db_connection is not None:
-            db_connection.ping(reconnect=True, attempts=3, delay=2)
-            logger.info("MySQL connection is active.")
-        else:
-            logger.info("MySQL connection is None, reconnecting...")
-            connect_to_db()
-    except mysql.connector.Error as err:
-        logger.error(f"MySQL connection lost: {err}. Reconnecting...")
-        connect_to_db()
-
-def connect_to_db():
-    global db_connection, db_cursor
-    if db_connection is not None:
-        db_connection.close()
-    try:
-        db_connection = mysql.connector.connect(
-            host=DB_HOST,
-            port=DB_PORT,
-            user=DB_USER,
-            password=DB_PASSWORD,
-            database=DB_DATABASE
-        )
-        db_cursor = db_connection.cursor()
-        logger.info("Connected to the MySQL database.")
-    except mysql.connector.Error as err:
-        logger.error(f"Error connecting to MySQL: {err}")
-
 def insert_user_data(user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, chat_history):
     insert_query = """
     INSERT INTO user_data (user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, rank, chat_history)
     VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
     """
+    # Serialize the chat_history list to a JSON string
     serialized_chat_history = json.dumps(chat_history)
-    data = (user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, 0, serialized_chat_history)
+    data = (user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, 0, serialized_chat_history)  # Setze den Rang initial auf 0
     try:
         db_cursor.execute(insert_query, data)
         db_connection.commit()
@@ -165,11 +134,15 @@ def insert_user_data(user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value,
 
 def update_user_data(user_id, field, value):
     update_query = f"UPDATE user_data SET {field} = %s WHERE user_id = %s"
+    
+    # Überprüfen, ob das Feld 'chat_history' aktualisiert wird
     if field == 'chat_history':
+        # Serialize the chat history list to a JSON string
         serialized_chat_history = json.dumps(value)
         db_cursor.execute(update_query, (serialized_chat_history, user_id))
     else:
         db_cursor.execute(update_query, (value, user_id))
+    
     db_connection.commit()
 
 def load_user_data_from_mysql(user_id):
@@ -189,16 +162,19 @@ def load_user_data_from_mysql(user_id):
             "chat_history": json.loads(result[7]) if result[7] else []
         }
     else:
+        # Wenn keine Benutzerdaten vorhanden sind, erstelle neue Daten
         user_data = {
             "user_id": user_id,
-            "permission": 0,
-            "points": 0,
-            "ban": 0,
-            "askmultus": 0,
-            "filter_value": 0,
-            "rank": 0,
-            "chat_history": []
+            "permission": 0,  # Standardberechtigung
+            "points": 0,  # Standardpunkte
+            "ban": 0,  # Standardbannstatus
+            "askmultus": 0,  # Standardwert für askmultus
+            "filter_value": 0,  # Standardwert für Filter
+            "rank": 0,  # Standardrang
+            "chat_history": []  # Leerer Chatverlauf
         }
+
+        # Fügen Sie die neuen Benutzerdaten zur Datenbank hinzu
         insert_user_data(
             user_data["user_id"],
             user_data["permission"],
@@ -209,8 +185,6 @@ def load_user_data_from_mysql(user_id):
             user_data["chat_history"]
         )
 
-    # Speichern Sie die Benutzerdaten lokal
-    local_user_data[user_id] = user_data
     return user_data
 
 def save_user_data_to_mysql(user_data):
@@ -238,16 +212,6 @@ def save_user_data_to_mysql(user_data):
     db_cursor.execute(update_query, data)
     db_connection.commit()
 
-async def periodic_cleanup():
-    while True:
-        try:
-            logger.info("Performing periodic cleanup.")
-            local_user_data.clear()  # Lokale Benutzerdaten löschen
-            check_mysql_connection()  # MySQL-Verbindung prüfen
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error during periodic cleanup: {e}")
-        await asyncio.sleep(30)  # Alle 30 Sekunden ausführen
-
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def read_introduction():
@@ -283,8 +247,6 @@ background_data = read_background_data("background_data.txt")
 @client.event
 async def on_ready():
     client.loop.create_task(process_ai_queue())
-    connect_to_db()
-    client.loop.create_task(periodic_cleanup()) 
     logger.info("Bot is ready!")
     logger.info(f"Logged in as: {client.user.name}")
     logger.info(f"Client ID: {client.user.id}")