class Database
{
    private
        $database,
        $dbhost = '', // usually localhost
        $dbname = '',
        $dbuser = '',
        $dbpass = ''
    ;

    public function __construct( )
    {
        $this->database = new mysqli( $this->dbhost, $this->dbuser, $this->dbpass, $this->dbname );

        if( $this->database->connect_errno)
        {
            die( "Failed to connect to MySQL: (" . $this->database->connect_errno . ") " . $this->database->connect_error );
        }
    }

    function get_connection( )
    {
        return $this->database;
    }
}