$con=""; $MODE=""; $dbhost = "localhost"; $dbuser = "root"; $dbpassword = ""; $database = "name"; $con = new PDO ( "mysql:host=$dbhost;dbname=$database", "$dbuser", "$dbpassword", array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8")); $con->setAttribute ( PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION );