<?php

class Database {


    private $_db;
    private $_host;
    private $_dbname;
    private $_user;

    public function __construct($host, $dbname, $user, $password = '') {

        if (empty($host) OR empty($dbname) OR empty($user)) {
            return false;
        }
        $this->_db = new PDO('mysql:host=' . $host . ';dbname=' . $dbname, $user, $password);
        $this->_host = $host;
        $this->_dbname = $dbname;
        $this->_user = $user;

    }

    // Checks if a given table already exists
    public function tableExists($table) {...}


}