<?php
    class dbClient
    {
        private $host;
        private $serverName;
        private $username;
        private $password;
        private $database;

        function __construct($host, $username, $password, $database) {
            echo('Creating a new database client.');
          $this->host = $host;
          $this->username = $username;
          $this->password = $password;
          $this->database = $database;
            }

      public function connect(){
        $this->db = mysqli_connect($this->host, $this->username, $this->password, $this->database);

        return $this->db;
      }

    }
?>