Database Connection Issue - php

Question

I cannot connect to my database and I do not understand why.
I've run my php in a php checker with no errors.
I'm watching an online course and following the instructions to the letter, yet I'm getting the 'http 500 error' when I try to test and see if it works.
Heres my php:
<?php
//STEP 1. Declare params of user information
$email = htmlentities($_REQUEST["email"]);
$password = htmlentities($_REQUEST["password"]);
$test = "test";
if (empty($email) || empty($password)) {
$returnArray["status"] = "400";
$returnArray["message"] = "Missing required information";
echo json_encode($returnArray);
return;
}
//secure password
$salt = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(20);
$secured_password = sha1($password . $salt);
//build connection
//secure way to build connection
$file = parse_ini_file("../caps.ini");
//store in php var info from ini var
$host = trim($file["dbhost"]);
$user = trim($file["dbuser"]);
$pass = trim($file["dbpass"]);
$name = trim($file["dbname"]);
// include access.php to call func from access.php file
require("secure/access.php");
$access = new access($host, $user, $pass, $name);
$access->connect();
?>
And here is the caps.ini file I made in a text editor, I've omitted the information here:
; Connection information
[section]
dbhost = omitted
dbuser = omitted
dbpass = omitted
dbname = omitted
And finally this is my php file where I reference my connection function:
<?php
//Declare class to access this php file
class access {
//connection global variables
var $host = null;
var $user = null;
var $pass = null;
var $name = null;
var $conn = null;
var $result = null;
// constructing class
function __construct($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname) {
$this->host = $dbhost;
$this->user = $dbuser;
$this->pass = $dbpass;
$this->name = $dbname;
}
// Connection Function
public function connect() {
//establish connection and store it in $conn
$this->conn = new msqli($this->host, $this->user, $this->pass, $this->name);
//if error
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo 'Could not connect to database';
} else {
echo "Connected";
}
//support all languages
$this->conn->set_charset("utf8");
}
//disconnection function
public function disconnect() {
if ($this->conn != null) {
$this->conn->close();
}
}
}
Here is my folder structure as well:

Answer 1

My assumption is this typo around msqli vs mysqli
$this->conn = new msqli($this->host, $this->user, $this->pass, $this->name);
should be
$this->conn = new mysqli($this->host, $this->user, $this->pass, $this->name);