database.php

<?php
include('config.php');
try {
	$pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$dbname;charset=utf8", "$username", "$pw", array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8"));
	$pdo->exec("set names utf8");
	$pdo->exec("set character_set_client='utf8'");
	$pdo->exec("set character_set_results='utf8'");
	$pdo->exec("set character_set_connection='utf8_general_ci'");
	error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_DEPRECATED);
} catch(PDOException $e) {
	echo "File to get DB handle: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
	exit;
}