| ```php | |
| $servername = "localhost"; | |
| $username = "root"; | |
| $password = ""; | |
| $dbname = "harmonyflow"; | |
| try { | |
| $pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=$servername;dbname=$dbname;charset=utf8", $username, $password); | |
| $pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); | |
| } catch(PDOException $e) { | |
| die("Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage()); | |
| } | |
| ``` |