database.php

<?php
function getDatabase() {
	// tells php that the database lives on the same server as the php file
    //$dbhost = "localhost"; 
    $dbhost = "develop.digitalmediauconn.org";
	
	// this is the username
    $dbuser = "phonebk"; 
	
	// this is the password
    $dbpass = "phonebk"; 
	
	// name of the DB that we set up together
    $dbname = "phonebk"; 

    // this just makes a little config line for PHP to read
    $mysql_conn_string = "mysql:host=$dbhost;dbname=$dbname"; 

	//setup a new connection using the stuff up above
    $database = new PDO($mysql_conn_string, $dbuser, $dbpass); 
    $database->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);


    return $database;
}