diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8906fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bin/bancount.cfg
diff --git a/bin/bancountmysql b/bin/bancountmysql
index b0b9b22..8bd7364 100755
--- a/bin/bancountmysql
+++ b/bin/bancountmysql
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ action=$1
 ip=$2
 service=$3
 
-source bancount.cfg
+curDir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd)"
+echo $curDir
+
+source $curDir/bancount.cfg
 
 geoip () {
 	geoiplookup $ip | awk -F, '{print $2}' | sed s/\ //
@@ -33,4 +36,4 @@ EOF
 
 ;;
 
-esac
+esac
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 3639932..5da5177 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ echo "</head>\n";
 echo "<body>\n";
 echo "<div id='header'>\n";
 
+$bddCfg = parse_ini_file('bin/bancount.cfg');
+
+
 // Fail2BanCount - Displays information from the database
 // I won't claim this is all my original code, as it has
 // been borrowed from various places online. Use it as you
@@ -19,10 +22,10 @@ echo "<div id='header'>\n";
 
 // Database connection info
 
-$db_host = 'localhost';
-$db_user = 'fail2bancount';
-$db_pwd = '';
-$database = 'fail2bancount';
+$db_host = '127.0.0.1';
+$db_user = $bddCfg['mysqluser'];
+$db_pwd = $bddCfg['mysqlpw'];
+$database = $bddCfg['mysqldb'];
 
 // Page variable
 
