note 123841 deleted from security.database.connection by cmb

Note Submitter: jude dot uk dot gabriel at gmail dot com ---- <?php function connect_DB() { $servername = htmlspecialchars("localhost"); $username = htmlspecialchars("root"); $password = htmlspecialchars(""); $database = htmlspecialchars("lab2019"); @ $conn = mysqli_connect($servername,$username,$password,$database); if(!$conn && DEBUG == 1) { die('Connection failure : </br>(' . mysqli_connect_errno() . ') ' . mysqli_connect_error()); //Return an error description from the last connection error, if any when error reporting is ON } elseif(!$conn && DEBUG == 0) { //log the error and display a message to the user when Debug is off if(mysqli_connect_error()) { $logMessage = 'MySQL ERROR:'.mysqli_connect_error(); //log error to file error_log($logMessage,0); exit('Website Under Maintenance!!! </br> Try Again Later or email support@fishing.com if urgent matters'); } } else { //echo "Database Connected."; return $conn; } }