diff --git a/support/schema/aur-schema.sql b/support/schema/aur-schema.sql
index 982014c8..d269d4bb 100644
--- a/support/schema/aur-schema.sql
+++ b/support/schema/aur-schema.sql
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 -- The MySQL database layout for the AUR.  Certain data
 -- is also included such as AccountTypes, PackageLocations, etc.
 --
-DROP DATABASE AUR;
-CREATE DATABASE AUR;
-use AUR;
+DROP DATABASE aur;
+CREATE DATABASE aur;
+use aur;
 
 -- Define the Account Types for the AUR.
 --
diff --git a/web/lib/aur.inc b/web/lib/aur.inc
index 0563da86..dae2fe4c 100644
--- a/web/lib/aur.inc
+++ b/web/lib/aur.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?
+include_once("config.inc");
 include_once("aur_po.inc");
 
 # TODO do we need to set the domain on cookies?  I seem to remember some
@@ -257,12 +258,10 @@ function uid_from_sid($sid="") {
 # connect to the database
 #
 function db_connect() {
-	# NOTE: modify these variables if your MySQL setup is different
-	#
-	$AUR_db_host = "localhost:/tmp/mysql.sock";
-	$AUR_db_name = "AUR";
-	$AUR_db_user = "aur";        # XXX use something better when deploying
-	$AUR_db_pass = "aur";        # XXX use something better when deploying
+  global $AUR_db_host;
+  global $AUR_db_name;
+  global $AUR_db_user;
+  global $AUR_db_pass;
 
 	$handle = mysql_pconnect($AUR_db_host, $AUR_db_user, $AUR_db_pass);
 	if (!$handle) {