PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC, PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false, ]; $pdo = new PDO($dsn, DB_USER, DB_PASS, $options); return $pdo; } catch (PDOException $e) { die("Database Connection Failed: " . htmlspecialchars($e->getMessage())); } } ?>