function __construct() { $app = \Slim\Slim::getInstance(); include_once BASE_PATH . 'vendor/sparrow.php'; $db = new Sparrow(); $db->setDb(array('type' => 'mysqli', 'hostname' => $app->config['db']['hostname'], 'database' => $app->config['db']['database'], 'username' => $app->config['db']['username'], 'password' => $app->config['db']['password'])); $db->sql('SET NAMES utf8')->execute(); $this->db = $db; $app->db = $db; }