Problem with connection "class"

[MacRaider]

I'm adding a new page to my site and running into a problem with connecting to my database. I'm using the same code I use in 6 other pages with the difference being this page has a few more includes.

Code: Select all

require_once( "DataObject.class.php" );
require_once( "common.inc.php" );
require_once( "Calendar.class.php" );

//Further down in a function
$conn = parent::connect();


This is in DataObject.class.php:

abstract class DataObject {
--bunch of other stuff--

Code: Select all

protected function connect() {
//echo "<p>In DataObject/connect</p>";
try {
   $conn = new PDO( DB_DSN, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD );
   $conn->setAttribute( PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT, true);
   $conn->setAttribute( PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION );
} catch ( PDOException $e ) {
   die( "Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage() );
}
return $conn;
}


Where it "works" the only include for the page is the DataObject.class.php

I'm sure it's something stupid that I'm overlooking and thanks in advance!

[MacRaider]

Ok so after some "fighting" with my code I have it kinda working, though not exactly how I want to. I moved my DefaultCalendar function to the calendar class file, created a class in that file called Calendar and "extended" DataObject and called the new class with a object from the original file. Does that make sense?

[johnj]

...Where it "works" the only include for the page is the DataObject.class.php....

Make sure all the three files are in the same directory. Next, check if there is an error in DataObject.class.php.