public function __construct()
{
Lists::$database_connect = mysql_connect(self::DATABASE_HOST, self::DATABASE_USER, self::DATABASE_PASSWORD);
if (!Lists::$database_connect) {
echo "Unable to connect to DB: " . mysql_error(Lists::$database_connect);
exit;
}
mysql_query("SET NAMES 'UTF8'", Lists::$database_connect);
if (!mysql_select_db(self::DATABASE_NAME, Lists::$database_connect)) {
echo "Unable to select mydbname: " . mysql_error(Lists::$database_connect);
exit;
}
}