<?php
    // Set up database connection
    define ('DBCONNECT', "~/pdo.php"); // database connection
    include DBCONNECT;
    $db  = 'techschoolwebdev';
    $dsn = "mysql:host=$db_host;dbname=$db;charset=utf8mb4";
    try 
    { // connect
        $pdo = new MyPDO($dsn, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_options);
    } catch (\PDOException $e) {
        throw new \PDOException ($e->getMessage(), (int)$e->getCode());
    }
?>