<?php
// db_config.php – Common DB connection for RS Learning Lab

$db_host = "localhost";
$db_name = "rs_lab";   // ✅ CONFIRMED DB NAME
$db_user = "root";
$db_pass = "";

try {
    $pdo = new PDO(
        "mysql:host=$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 $e) {
    die("DB connection failed");
}