/**
* Establishes a connection with the local database
*
* @return void
*/
public function dbConnect()
{
if ($this->_mysqli === null) {
list($user, $pass) = $this->_config->getDBCredentials();
$this->_mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", $user, $pass);
if ($this->_mysqli->connect_errno) {
throw new Exception(
'Failed to connect to MySQL (' . $this->_mysqli->error . ')'
);
}
}
}
