diff --git a/php/connect.php b/php/connect.php
index 5f6f95d..41162a0 100644
--- a/php/connect.php
+++ b/php/connect.php
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 <?php
   include $_SESSION["docroot"].'/config/config.php';
-  $mysqli = new mysqli(
-    $host = $CONFIG['host'],
-    $username = $CONFIG['username'],
-    $passwd = $CONFIG['passwd'],
-    $database = $CONFIG['database']
+  $mysqli = mysqli_init();
+  $mysqli->real_connect(
+    $CONFIG['host'],
+    $CONFIG['username'],
+    $CONFIG['passwd'],
+    $CONFIG['database']
+    3306,
+    NULL,
+    MYSQLI_CLIENT_SSL
   );
   $mysqli->set_charset("utf8mb4");
   if (!is_null($mysqli->connect_error))