    <?php

    date_default_timezone_set('Africa/Kampala');

    //current date
    $currentDate=date('m/d/Y');
    $date_mm=date('m');
    $date_dd=date('d');
    $date_yyyy=date('Y');
    
    $currentTime=date('h:i A');
    
    $host = 'localhost';
    $db   = 'custbahd_test';
    $user = 'custbahd_customassistname';
    $pass = 'Rwatangabo1son';
    $charset = 'utf8mb4';
    
    $dsn = "mysql:host=$host;dbname=$db;charset=$charset";
    $options = [
        PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
        PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
        PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES   => false,
    ];
    try {
         $conn = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, $options);
    } catch (\PDOException $e) {
         throw new \PDOException($e->getMessage(), (int)$e->getCode());
    } ?>
