the function I exported was not detected/error how do i outsmart it

db_config.js:15
export default db;
^^^^^^   
SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'
at wrapSafe (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1001:16)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1049:27)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1114:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:950:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:790:14)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:974:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:92:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/muhammad/myapp/app.js:4:12)