/**
* Loads self::$db if it is not loaded already.
* Dies if the connection could not be established.
*
* @return void
*/
protected static function loadDb()
{
global $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname, $dbport, $dbpersist, $dbtype, $dbneedssetnames;
if (self::$db !== null) {
return;
}
include_once 'SemanticScuttle/db/' . $dbtype . '.php';
$db = new sql_db();
$db->sql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname, $dbport, $dbpersist);
if (!$db->db_connect_id) {
message_die(CRITICAL_ERROR, 'Could not connect to the database', self::$db);
}
$dbneedssetnames && $db->sql_query('SET NAMES UTF8');
self::$db = $db;
}
