11-15-2016, 08:45 AM
I tinkered a little bit and found out that PDO MySQL extension disabled by default in the local server software am using which is (Devserver from easyPhp). I enabled it and it connected immediately.
I found the solution here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/36913...php-16-1-1
I found the solution here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/36913...php-16-1-1