?php
# connect.php - The Linnet's Wings

$DB_HOST = 'localhost';          
$DB_USER = 'ddwebsite_linuser';  
$DB_PASS = 'Brazil@nuts123.';      
$DB_NAME = 'ddwebsit_linnet';     

# Establish the connection using mysqli
$link = mysqli_connect($DB_HOST, $DB_USER, $DB_PASS, $DB_NAME);

# Check connection
if (!$link) {
    die('Could not connect to main database: ' . mysqli_connect_error());
}

# Optional: set SQL mode to be gentle during transition
mysqli_query($link, "SET SESSION sql_mode='NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'");
?>