<?php
$databaseFile = 'rippchen.db'; // Path to your SQLite database file

try {
    $db = new PDO("sqlite:" . $databaseFile);
    $db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
} catch (PDOException $e) {
    die("Database connection failed: " . $e->getMessage());
}

// Function to sanitize user input (remains the same)
function sanitize_input($data) {
    $data = trim($data);
    $data = stripslashes($data);
    return htmlspecialchars($data);
}