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public/db-connect.php

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+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
+
+if (!isset($_ENV['DB_HOST'])) {
+	Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/../')->safeLoad();
+}
+
+$con = mysqli_connect(
+	$_ENV['DB_HOST'] ?? 'localhost',
+	$_ENV['DB_USERNAME'] ?? '',
+	$_ENV['DB_PASSWORD'] ?? '',
+	$_ENV['DB_DATABASE'] ?? ''
+);
+
+// Check connection
+if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
+	echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
+}