<?php
require_once 'config.php';

try {
    $conn = new PDO("mysql:host=" . DB_HOST . ";dbname=" . DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASS);
    // set the PDO error mode to exception
    $conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
} catch(PDOException $e) {
    // Fail silently if no DB is available to allow frontend rendering
    $conn = null;
}
?>