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+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__)."/../credentials.php");
+
+// Create connection
+$credentials = new Credentials();
+$conn = new mysqli($credentials->servername, $credentials->username, $credentials->password, $credentials->dbname);
+
+if ($conn->connect_error) die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
+$conn->set_charset("utf8");