conn = new PDO( "mysql:host=" . $this->host . ";dbname=" . $this->db_name . ";charset=utf8mb4", $this->username, $this->password, array(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION) ); } catch(PDOException $exception) { die("Connection error: " . $exception->getMessage()); } return $this->conn; } } // Create database instance $database = new Database(); $pdo = $database->getConnection(); ?>