//running in Bluemix
		$vcap_services = json_decode($_ENV["VCAP_SERVICES" ]);
		if(@$vcap_services->{'mysql-5.5'}){ //if "mysql" db service is bound to this application
			$db = $vcap_services->{'mysql-5.5'}[0]->credentials;
		}
		else if($vcap_services->{'cleardb'}){ //if cleardb mysql db service is bound to this application
			$db = $vcap_services->{'cleardb'}[0]->credentials;
		}
		else {
			echo "Error: No suitable MySQL database bound to the application. <br />";
		}
		$mysql_database = $db->name;
		$mysql_port=$db->port;
		$mysql_server_name =$db->hostname . ':' . $db->port;
		$mysql_username = $db->username;
		$mysql_password = $db->password;

		$GLOBALS['sql'] = new mysqli($mysql_server_name, $mysql_username, $mysql_password, $mysql_database);
		if ($GLOBALS['sql']->connect_errno) {
			echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: (" . $mysqli->connect_errno . ") " . $mysqli->connect_error;
		}