diff --git a/web/html/pkgsubmit.php b/web/html/pkgsubmit.php
index ce7df104..80396cf3 100644
--- a/web/html/pkgsubmit.php
+++ b/web/html/pkgsubmit.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 include("aur.inc");         # access AUR common functions
 include("submit_po.inc");   # use some form of this for i18n support
 include("pkgfuncs.inc");    # package functions
+include("config.inc");      # configuration file with dir locations
 set_lang();                 # this sets up the visitor's language
 check_sid();                # see if they're still logged in
 html_header();              # print out the HTML header
@@ -10,12 +11,6 @@ print "<center>\n";
 # Debugging
 $DBUG = 0;
 
-# this is the directory that new packages will be uploaded to
-#
-$UPLOAD_DIR = "/aur/temp/";
-$INCOMING_DIR = "/aur/incoming/";
-$URL_DIR = "/packages/";
-
 if ($_COOKIE["AURSID"]) {
 	# track upload errors
 	#
diff --git a/web/lib/config.inc.proto b/web/lib/config.inc.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..673a8962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/lib/config.inc.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+# Configuration of directories where things live
+$UPLOAD_DIR = "/aur/temp/";
+$INCOMING_DIR = "/aur/incoming/";
+$URL_DIR = "/packages/";
+?>