protected function establishConnection() {
		// Acquire database connection
		$this->db = new \PDO($this->dsn, $this->user, $this->password);
		$this->db->setAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, \PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
		
		// Prepare the insert statement
		$insertSQL = str_replace('__TABLE__', $this->table, $this->insertSQL);
		$this->preparedInsert = $this->db->prepare($insertSQL);
	}