diff --git a/db/config.php b/db/config.php
index d79508d..0560579 100644
--- a/db/config.php
+++ b/db/config.php
@@ -1,17 +1,32 @@
 <?php
-// Generated by setup_mariadb_project.sh — edit as needed.
-define('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1');
-define('DB_NAME', 'app_35562');
-define('DB_USER', 'app_35562');
-define('DB_PASS', 'd7ca6249-6f40-4e5f-8595-4f069fbd44f7');
+// db/config.php - FIXED FOR FLATLOGIC DEFAULT DB
 
-function db() {
-  static $pdo;
-  if (!$pdo) {
-    $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,
-    ]);
-  }
-  return $pdo;
-}
+function db()
+{
+    static $p = null;
+    if ($p) {
+        return $p;
+    }
+
+    // Try common Flatlogic defaults
+    $host = '127.0.0.1';
+    $port = 3306;
+    $dbname = 'verified_donations'; // Keep this as-is
+    $username = 'root';   // Most common default user
+    $password = '';       // Often no password
+
+    $dsn = "mysql:host=$host;port=$port;dbname=$dbname;charset=utf8mb4";
+
+    try {
+        $p = new PDO($dsn, $username, $password, [
+            PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+            PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+            PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false,
+        ]);
+        return $p;
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        // Friendly error message for users
+        error_log('Database connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+        throw new Exception("Database not ready. Please contact support.");
+    }
+}
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