diff --git a/dev_mvc/controller/db/Database.php b/dev_mvc/controller/db/Database.php
index 8ab1ecc..1c1df7d 100644
--- a/dev_mvc/controller/db/Database.php
+++ b/dev_mvc/controller/db/Database.php
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 <?php
 Class Database{
 	static function connectToDB(){
-		//Defineer vars
-		if(getenv("SQL_CREDENTIALS") !== false){
-			$sql_server = getenv("SQL_SERVER");
-			$sql_username = getenv("SQL_USERNAME");
-			$sql_password = getenv("SQL_PASSWORD");
-			$sql_database = getenv("SQL_DATABASE");
+		try{
+			//Defineer vars
+			if(getenv("SQL_CREDENTIALS") !== false){
+				$sql_server = getenv("SQL_SERVER");
+				$sql_username = getenv("SQL_USERNAME");
+				$sql_password = getenv("SQL_PASSWORD");
+				$sql_database = getenv("SQL_DATABASE");
+			}
+			else{
+				$sql_server = "localhost";
+				$sql_username = "root";
+				$sql_password = "kankerlow";
+				$sql_database = "webforum";
+			}
+			$dsn = "mysql:host=$sql_server;dbname=$sql_database";
+			//Maak verbinding
+			$con = new PDO($dsn, $sql_username, $sql_password);
+			return $con;
 		}
-		else{
-			$sql_server = "localhost";
-			$sql_username = "root";
-			$sql_password = "kankerlow";
-			$sql_database = "webforum";
+		catch(PDOException $e){
+			echo("PDO Exception, can't connect to database.");
+			die($e);
 		}
-		$dsn = "mysql:host=$sql_server;dbname=$sql_database";
-		//Maak verbinding
-		$con = new PDO($dsn, $sql_username, $sql_password);
-		return $con;
 	}
 	
 	/***
diff --git a/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_TestSQLConnection.php b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_TestSQLConnection.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe680d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev_mvc/model/testactions/TA_TestSQLConnection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+class TA_TestSQLConnection{
+    function __construct(){
+        parent::_construct();
+    }
+    function execute(){
+        echo $this->testSQLConnection();
+    }
+    function testSQLConnection(){
+        $connectionStatus = false;
+        try{
+			//Defineer vars
+			if(getenv("SQL_CREDENTIALS") !== false){
+				$sql_server = getenv("SQL_SERVER");
+				$sql_username = getenv("SQL_USERNAME");
+				$sql_password = getenv("SQL_PASSWORD");
+			}
+			else{
+				$sql_server = "localhost";
+				$sql_username = "root";
+				$sql_password = "kankerlow";
+			}
+			$dsn = "mysql:host=$sql_server";
+			//Maak verbinding
+			$con = new PDO($dsn, $sql_username, $sql_password);
+			$connectionStatus = true;
+		}
+		catch(PDOException $e){
+			echo("PDO Exception, can't connect to database.");
+            die($e);
+            $connectionStatus = false;
+        }
+        return $connectionStatus;
+	}
+}
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