diff --git a/database.php b/database.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd9fbad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+$host = "localhost";
+$dbname = "<database name>";
+$username = "<username>";
+$password = "<password>";
+
+$mysqli = new mysqli($host, $username, $password, $dbname);
+
+if ($mysqli->connect_errno) {
+    die("Connection error: " . $mysqli->connect_error);
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file