public static function getConnection() { if (!self::$db) { try { self::$db = new PDO('mysql:host=' . DB_SERVER . ';dbname=' . DB_DATABASE . ';charset=utf8', DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8")); self::$db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); } catch (PDOException $e) { echo LanguageUtils::getText("LANG_UTILS_GENERAL_CONNECTION_ERROR") . $e->getMessage(); } } return self::$db; }