Lean and Mean DB Class

<?php

class Database {

    // Database Connection Properties

    protected $host;
    protected $dbname;
    protected $username;
    protected $password;
    protected $connection;
    protected $connectionStatus;


    public function __construct($host, $dbname, $username, $password)
    {
        $this->host = $host;
        $this->dbname = $dbname;
        $this->username = $username;
        $this->password = $password;
    }


    // Setup a Connection to the Database

    protected function setupConnection()
    {
        try
        {
            $connection = new PDO("mysql:host=$this->host;dbname=$this->dbname;charset=UTF8", $this->username, $this->password);
            $this->connection = $connection;
        }

        catch (PDOException $e)
        {
            echo "Cannot Connect to Database (" . $e->getMessage() . ")";
        }
    }


    // Connect to the Database

    public function dbConnect()
    {
        $this->setupConnection();
    }


    // Get and output the status of the database connection

    public function getStatus()
    {

        // Check the database connection status

        if($this->connection)
        {
            $this->connectionStatus = true;
            var_dump($this->connectionStatus);
        }

        else
        {
            $this->connectionStatus = false;
            var_dump($this->connectionStatus);
        }
    }

}