/**
* Initialise database connection.
*/
private static function _init()
{
self::$_dbc = new mysqli_Extended(DBI::HOST, DBI::USER, DBI::PASSWORD, DBI::DB);
if (self::$_dbc->connect_error) {
die('Connect Error (' . self::$_dbc->connect_errno . ') ' . self::$_dbc->connect_error);
}
#print __CLASS__ . ': '. self::$_dbc->client_info . "\n";
}