setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); $PDO->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES, false); } catch (PDOException $ex) { die ('Cannot connect to the database! Error: ' .$ex); } // autoload stuff (backend only) function loadClass($class) { if (is_file (SITE_PATH .'classes/' . $class .'.php')) { require_once SITE_PATH .'classes/' . $class .'.php'; } else if (is_file (SITE_PATH .'classes/publications/' . $class .'.php')) { require_once SITE_PATH .'classes/publications/' . $class .'.php'; } else if (is_file (SITE_PATH .'classes/lists/' . $class .'.php')) { require_once SITE_PATH .'classes/lists/' . $class .'.php'; } } spl_autoload_register('loadClass'); ?>