<?php $pdo = new PDO( 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=alphpwcp_rvdb;charset=utf8mb4', // ① 'alphpwcp_rvuser', 'liquidfire22', [ PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8mb4" // ② ] );