public function __construct() { $this->exception = null; // create pdo connection $this->connection = new pdo("mysql:" . "host=" . dbConn::getHost() . ";" . "dbname=" . dbConn::getDatabase() . ";" . "charset=UTF8", dbConn::getUsername(), dbConn::getPassword()); $this->connection->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); $this->connection->beginTransaction(); }