private function __construct()
{
try {
self::$database = new PDO('mysql:host=' . HOST . ';dbname=' . DATABASE . ';charset=utf8', USER, PASSWORD);
self::$database->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT, TRUE);
self::$database->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
self::$database->setAttribute(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET NAMES utf8');
} catch (PDOException $e) {
return 'Connection Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
}