<?php

class peter_db {
    private $DBServer;
    private $DBUser;
    private $DBPass;
    private $DBName;
    private $conn;

    // Constructor to initialize database connection variables
    public function __construct() {
        $this->DBServer = '192.168.1.6'; // Your DB server (example: localhost)
        $this->DBUser = 'phowell';    // Your DB username
        $this->DBPass = 'rolley34';    // Your DB password
        $this->DBName = 'db';     // Your DB name
    }

    // Method to establish a database connection
    public function getConnection() {
        $this->conn = new mysqli($this->DBServer, $this->DBUser, $this->DBPass, $this->DBName);
        
        // Check the connection
        if ($this->conn->connect_error) {
            die('Database connection failed: ' . $this->conn->connect_error);
        }

        // Set the character set
        $this->conn->set_charset('utf8');

        return $this->conn;
    }
}

?>