public function SQLConnect() { try { self::$SQLHandle = new PDO("mysql:host=" . $this->SQLHost . ";dbname=" . $this->DBName . "", $this->SQLUser, $this->SQLPassword, array(PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT => true)); } catch (PDOException $e) { echo 'Connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage(); exit(1); } self::$SQLHandle->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); }