public static function OpenDB($dbname = "stitch", $user = "******", $password = "******", $host = "localhost")
 {
     $obj = new self($dbname, $host, $user, $password);
     if ($obj->SQLConnect()) {
         $obj->SetDBCharset();
         // Please note:  This method has been added here to propogate the specified database character set everywhere throughout the application (plugin & report database connections)
         return null;
     }
     $obj->UseDB($dbname);
     return $obj;
 }