function initialize_remote_db() {

    // Don't do it if we're already connected
    if(get_home_url() == REMOTE_SITEURL) {
        return;
    }

    global $wpdb, $alt_db;

    // Swap
    if( !empty( $alt_db ) ) {
        $tempdb = $wpdb;
        $wpdb = $alt_db;
        $alt_db = $tempdb;
    } else {
        $alt_db = $wpdb;
        $wpdb = new wpdb( REMOTE_DB_USER, REMOTE_DB_PASS, 'expressbuilders_s16', 'localhost' );
        $wpdb->set_prefix('eb_');
    }

    // Swap caches
    global $wp_object_cache;
    $wp_object_cache->multisite = true;
    $wp_object_cache->blog_prefix = 'eb:';

    global $switched;
    $switched = true;

}

/**
 * Restore connection to original DB
 *
 * @return void
 */

function restore_original_db() {

    // Don't do it if we're already restored
    global $switched;

    if( $switched == false ) {
        return;
    }

    global $wpdb, $alt_db;
    $tempdb = $wpdb;
    $wpdb = $alt_db;
    $alt_db = $tempdb;

    // Swap caches
    global $wp_object_cache;
    $wp_object_cache->multisite = false;
    $wp_object_cache->blog_prefix = '';

    $switched = false;

}