/**
* Connects to the database
*/
private static function _database_connect()
{
$params = self::$_data['database'];
self::$_connection = mysql_connect($params['host'], $params['user'], $params['pass'], TRUE);
if (!self::$_connection) {
self::$_errors[] = sprintf("Connection error: <strong>%s</strong>", mysql_error());
return FALSE;
}
$database_name = $params['database'];
if (!mysql_select_db($database_name)) {
if (self::_execute_query(sprintf("CREATE DATABASE %s", self::_escape_str($database_name)))) {
mysql_select_db($database_name, self::$_connection);
} else {
self::$_errors[] = sprintf("Error creating database: %s", mysql_error());
}
}
}
