databaseconnect.php

<?php
require_once 'pdoconfig.php';

try {
$pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=$host;dbname=$dbname", $username, $password);
//echo "Connected to $dbname at $host successfully.";
} catch (PDOException $pe) {
die ("Could not connect to the database $dbname :" . $pe->getMessage());
}