conn = new PDO( "mysql:host={$this->host};dbname={$this->name};port={$this->port}", $this->user, $this->pass ); } catch (PDOException $e) { die('Connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage()); } } public static function getInstance() { if (!self::$instance) { self::$instance = new database(); } return self::$instance; } public function getConnection() { return $this-> conn; } }