public function __construct()
{
$dbHostname = Core::getHostname();
$dbUsername = Core::getDbUsername();
$dbPassword = Core::getDbPassword();
$dbName = Core::getDbName();
try {
$this->link = mysqli_connect($dbHostname, $dbUsername, $dbPassword, $dbName);
} catch (Exception $e) {
// or die("Couldn't connect to database: " . mysql_error());
}
try {
@mysqli_query($this->link, "SET NAMES 'utf8'");
} catch (Exception $e) {
// die ("couldn't find database '$g_db_name': " . mysql_error());
}
}