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+<?php
+/*
+        Configure app settings here.
+
+        Example values below.
+
+        Change them, and rename this file to 'config.php'.
+*/
+
+$cfg = array(
+    "mysql" => array(
+        "hostname"  => "localhost",
+        "database"  => "busmap",
+        "username"  => "busmap",
+        "password"  => "potato",
+    ),
+    "agency" => array(
+        "shortname"     => "examplebusco",
+        "name"          => "Example Bus Company",
+        "description"   => "Real-time animated map of the EBC bus service.",
+        "attribution"   => 'Map data &copy; <a href="http://osm.org/copyright">OSM contributors</a>',
+        "errorTileUrl"  => "http://example.com/generic/tile-blank-black.png",
+        "busIconUrl"    => "http://example.com/img/bus.png",
+        "tileset"       => "examplebusco-black",
+        "tileSubdomains" => ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'],
+        "tileUrl"       => "http://{s}.example.com/tiles/{tileset}/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
+        "hideRoutes"    => ['connect', 'kearney', 'penn', 'pennexpr'],
+        "staleBusTime"  => 120,
+    ),
+);
+?>