<?php // class

class Database {
  // connection parameters
  protected $dbtype = 'mysql';
  protected $dbport = 3306;
  protected $dbhost = 'localhost';
  protected $dbuser = 'root';
  protected $dbpass = 'rootpass';
  protected $dbname = 'classes';

  public function getpdo() {
      // Build connection string.
      $dsn = sprintf(
        "%s:host=%s;port=%s;dbname=%s",
        $this->dbtype,
        $this->dbhost,
        $this->dbport,
        $this->dbname
      ); // $dsn
      // Connect to database.
      $this->pdo = new PDO($dsn, $this->dbuser, $this->dbpass);

      if (!isset($this->pdo)) {die("PDO is not set!");}
    return $this->pdo;
  } // getpdo
} // database

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