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+<?php
+/* Database credentials. Assuming you are running MySQL
+server with default setting (user 'root' with no password) */
+define('DB_SERVER', 'db3.rack1.everdc.de');
+define('DB_USERNAME', 'bruno');
+define('DB_PASSWORD', 'bruno-zehn');
+define('DB_NAME', 'voctrain');
+
+require_once("./local-config.php");
+
+/* Attempt to connect to MySQL database */
+$link = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME);
+ 
+// Check connection
+if($link === false){
+    die("ERROR: Could not connect. " . mysqli_connect_error());
+}
+?>