/** * Get an instance of a preexisting Connection or a new instance. * * @param array $group * @return \HMC\Database\Connection */ public static function get($group = false) { // Determining if exists or it's not empty, then use default group defined in config $group = !$group ? array('type' => \HMC\Config::DATABASE_TYPE(), 'host' => \HMC\Config::DATABASE_HOST(), 'name' => \HMC\Config::DATABASE_NAME(), 'user' => \HMC\Config::DATABASE_USER(), 'pass' => \HMC\Config::DATABASE_PASS()) : $group; // Group information $type = $group['type']; $host = $group['host']; $name = $group['name']; $user = $group['user']; $pass = $group['pass']; // ID for database based on the group information $id = "{$type}.{$host}.{$name}.{$user}.{$pass}"; // Checking if the same if (isset(self::$instances[$id])) { return self::$instances[$id]; } try { // I've run into problem where // SET NAMES "UTF8" not working on some hostings. // Specifiying charset in DSN fixes the charset problem perfectly! $instance = new Connection("{$type}:host={$host};dbname={$name};charset=utf8", $user, $pass); $instance->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); // Setting Database into $instances to avoid duplication self::$instances[$id] = $instance; return $instance; } catch (PDOException $e) { $msg = Logger::buildExceptionMessage($e); \HMC\Error::showError(501, $msg); } }