<?php $conn = mysql_connect(DBHOST,DBUSER,DBPASS, true); mysql_select_db (DBNAME, $conn); mysql_query("SET NAMES utf8"); mysql_query("SET CHARACTER SET utf8"); DB::$user = DBUSER; DB::$password = DBPASS; DB::$dbName = DBNAME; DB::$host = DBHOST; DB::$encoding = 'utf8'; ?>