<?php
    class Database{
        private $host = "";
        private $db_name = "";
        private $user = "";
        private $pass = "";
        public $conn;

        function getConnection(){
            try{
                $this->conn = null;
                $this->conn = new PDO("mysql:host=" . $this->host . ";dbname=" . $this->db_name, $this->user, $this->pass);
                $this->conn->exec("set names utf8");
            }catch(PDOException $exception){
                echo "error" . $exception->getMessage();
            }
            return $this->conn;
        }
}
?>