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    1. <?php
    2.  
    3. // your code goes here
    4. $servername = "localhost";
    5. $username = "username";
    6. $password = "password";
    7.  
    8. try {
    9.     $conn = new PDO("mysql:host=$servername;dbname=myDB", $username, $password);
    10.     // set the PDO error mode to exception
    11.     $conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
    12.     echo "Connected successfully"; 
    13.     }
    14. catch(PDOException $e)
    15.     {
    16.     echo "Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage();
    17.     }