public static function connect()
{
Makiavelo::info("Connecting to database...");
DBLayer::loadConfiguration();
$__db_conn = null;
if (DBLayer::$config['name'] != "") {
$__db_conn = mysql_connect(DBLayer::$config['host'], DBLayer::$config['user'], DBLayer::$config['pwd']);
if (!$__db_conn) {
Makiavelo::error("Can't connect to database, using configuration: ");
Makiavelo::error(print_r(DBLayer::$config, true));
Makiavelo::error("MYSQL ERROR::" . mysql_error());
}
}
DBLayer::selectDB();
return $__db_conn;
}