/**
* Connect to the database
*
* @return bool false on failure / mysqli MySQLi object instance on success
*/
public function connect()
{
// Try and connect to the database
// if (!isset(self::$connection)) {
// Load configuration as an array. Use the actual location of your configuration file
// self::$connection = new mysqli('localhost', 'root', 'root', 'servicioslegales');
// }
self::$connection = mysqli_init();
if (!self::$connection) {
die('mysqli_init failed');
}
if (!self::$connection->options(MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0')) {
die('Setting MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND failed');
}
if (!self::$connection->options(MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, 5)) {
die('Setting MYSQLI_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT failed');
}
if (!self::$connection->real_connect('localhost', 'root', 'root', 'servicioslegales')) {
die('Connect Error (' . mysqli_connect_errno() . ') ' . mysqli_connect_error());
}
// If connection was not successful, handle the error
if (self::$connection === false) {
// Handle error - notify administrator, log to a file, show an error screen, etc.
return false;
}
return self::$connection;
}
public static function closeConnection()
{
self::$connection = null;
return true;
}
