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+<?php
+
+namespace Socialbox\Classes;
+
+use mysqli;
+use mysqli_sql_exception;
+use PDO;
+use PDOException;
+use Socialbox\Exceptions\DatabaseOperationException;
+
+class Database
+{
+    private static ?PDO $instance = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @return mysqli
+     * @throws DatabaseOperationException
+     */
+    public static function getConnection(): PDO
+    {
+        if (self::$instance === null)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                $dsn = 'mysql:host=172.27.0.1;dbname=socialbox;port=3306;charset=utf8mb4';
+                self::$instance = new PDO($dsn, 'root', 'root');
+
+                // Set some common PDO attributes for better error handling
+                self::$instance->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+                self::$instance->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES, false);
+            }
+            catch (PDOException $e)
+            {
+                throw new DatabaseOperationException('Failed to connect to the database', $e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return self::$instance;
+    }
+
+}
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