base.php

<?php
    include 'pagination.php';
    date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles');
    session_start();

    /* DB Connection Information */
    $dbhost = "o0tvd0xlpb.database.windows.net,1433";
    $dbname = "SmalltalkMigrate2.0";
    $dbuser = "CS05";
    $dbpass = "!1Elcwebapp";
    $connectionInfo = array( "Database"=>$dbname, "UID"=>$dbuser, "PWD"=>$dbpass);
    $salt = "Th4nk";

    $con = sqlsrv_connect($dbhost, $connectionInfo); if(!$con) {
        die(print_r(sqlsrv_errors(), true));
    }
    function mssql_escape($data) {
        if(is_numeric($data))
            return $data;
        $unpacked = unpack('H*hex', $data);
        return '0x' . $unpacked['hex'];
    }
?>