started db-rewrite. using neo4j and a restful go api to handle DB queries/statements.

functions/db.php

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+<?php
+
+require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
+$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/..');
+$dotenv->safeLoad();
+
+// Use environment variables for the database password and IP address.
+$db_user = $_ENV['DATABASE_USER'];
+$db_pass = $_ENV['DATABASE_PASSWORD'];
+$ip_addr = $_ENV['IP_ADDRESS'];
+
+// Make some constants
+if ($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == 'localhost') {
+    define('HOST', 'localhost');
+    define('USER', $db_user);
+    define('PASS', $db_pass);
+    define('DB', 'vintagecoding');
+} else {
+    define('HOST', $ip_addr);
+    define('USER', $db_user);
+    define('PASS', $db_pass);
+    define('DB', 'vintagecoding');
+}
+
+function exec_stmt($stmt, $param_types, ...$args)
+{
+    $conn = get_connection();
+    $stmt = $conn->prepare($stmt);
+    $stmt->bind_param($param_types, ...$args);
+    $stmt->execute();
+    $result = $stmt->get_result();
+    if ($result)
+        return $result;
+    else
+        return mysqli_insert_id($conn);
+}
+
+function get_connection()
+{
+    $conn = new mysqli(HOST, USER, PASS, DB);
+    return $conn;
+}