/** * * Return DB instance or create intitial connection * * @return object (PDO) * * @access public * */ public static function getInstance() { if (!self::$instance) { self::$instance = (include_once "{$db_type}.php"); //new PDO(driver, db_settings); self::$instance->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); } return self::$instance; }