<?php
	$servername = "localhost";
	$username = "root";
	$password = "";
	$dbname = "colinsdata";
	//gets correct database
	try
	{
		$conn = new PDO("mysql:host=$servername;dbname=$dbname", $username, $password);
		$conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
	}
	catch(PDOException $e)
	{
		echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
	}
?>