PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC, ]); } catch (PDOException $e) { // If the database doesn't exist, create it. if ($e->getCode() === 1049) { // SQLSTATE[HY000] [1049] Unknown database try { $tempPdo = new PDO('mysql:host='.DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASS); $tempPdo->exec('CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `'. DB_NAME . '`'); // Now, reconnect with the database name. $pdo = new PDO('mysql:host='.DB_HOST.';dbname='.DB_NAME.';charset=utf8mb4', DB_USER, DB_PASS, [ PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC, ]); } catch (PDOException $creationException) { die("DB ERROR: Failed to create database. " . $creationException->getMessage()); } } else { die("DB ERROR: " . $e->getMessage()); } } } return $pdo; }