/**
* Connects to the database
*
* @param XML $config Database-related piece of config.xml
* @return bool Success
*/
public static function connect($config)
{
if (!$config || !(string) $config->name) {
throw new DBException("Please provide a valid configuration object.", E_USER_ERROR);
}
try {
$settings = static::config($config);
self::$pdo = new PDO($settings['conn'], $settings['login'], $settings['pass'], $settings['opts']);
if ($settings['type'] == 'mysql') {
self::query("SET NAMES utf8");
}
return self::$pdo;
} catch (\PDOException $e) {
throw new DBException("Can't connect to database: " . $e->getMessage(), E_USER_ERROR);
}
}