function getLink()
{
// the one place where we make access to the database and talk with mysql
$pars = findAccessParameters();
$host = $pars[0];
$user = $pars[1];
$passwd = $pars[2];
//echo " HOST: $host USER $user PASS: $passwd";
//echo " HOST: $host USER $user";
$link = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $passwd, 'Teaching') or die('Error ' . mysqli_error($link));
return $link;
}
public static function getReader()
{
$pars = findAccessParameters();
$host = $pars[0];
$user = $pars[1];
$passwd = $pars[2];
//echo " HOST: $host USER: $user PASS: $passwd";
static $db = null;
if ($db === null) {
$db = new PDO('mysql:host=' . $host . ';dbname=Teaching;charset=utf8', $user, $passwd);
}
return $db;
}