<?

/*
CSc 397b
Instructor: Jesse Gunsch

Mark Grandi
4/7/2011
Final Project - Forum
pdo_db_connection.php
*/


class db{

/*** Declare instance and other variables***/
private static $instance = NULL;
private static $host = "localhost";
private static $user = "USERNAME";
private static $pass = "PASSWORD";
private static $dbname = "DBNAME";

/**
*
* the constructor is set to private so
* so nobody can create a new instance using new
*
*/
private function __construct() {
  /*** maybe set the db name here later ***/
}

/**
*
* Return DB instance or create intitial connection
*
* @return object (PDO)
*
* @access public
*
*/
public static function getInstance() {

// only create the PDO object if it hasn't been created yet
if (!self::$instance) {

    self::$instance = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=kramidna_main", 'kramidna_mark', 'penguinNftsmr4183');
    self::$instance->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);

    }
return self::$instance;
}

/**
*
* Like the constructor, we make __clone private
* so nobody can clone the instance
*
*/
private function __clone(){
}

} /*** end of class ***/


?>