<?
require_once('config.php');
require_once('functions.php');
$DB = new mysqli(DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASS, DB_NAME); #connect with the database

if ($DB->connect_error) { #check if there were any errors connecting
	showError('Could not connect do database server ('.$DB->connect_errno.'): '.$DB->connect_error);
}
if (!$DB->query("SET NAMES 'utf8'")) { #use utf-8
	showError('Could not set character to UTF-8');
}
?>