public function connect() {
		if (!parent::connect()) {
			return false;
		}
		if ($this->_config['strict'] !== null && !$this->strict($this->_config['strict'])) {
			return false;
		}
		return true;
	}
public function connect() {
		if (!parent::connect()) {
			return false;
		}
		if ($this->_config['strict'] !== null && !$this->strict($this->_config['strict'])) {
			return false;
		}
		return true;
	}
public function connect ( ) { if ( ! parent :: connect ( ) ) { return false ; } if ( $ this -> _config [ 'strict' ] !== null && ! $ this -> strict ( $ this -> _config [ 'strict' ] ) ) { return false ; } return true ; }
Connects to the database by creating a PDO intance using the constructed DSN string.
Will set specific options on the connection as provided.

@return boolean Returns `true` if a database connection could be established,
otherwise `false`.
Connects to the database by creating a PDO intance using the constructed DSN string . Will set specific options on the connection as provided .