PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, // Throw exceptions on errors PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC, // Fetch associative arrays by default PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false, // Use real prepared statements ]); } catch (PDOException $e) { echo "Fout bij verbinden met de database: " . $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL; die(); }