diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 93e6541..8b13789 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-local-config.php
+
diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 9fae02a..430f2ad 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ define('DB_USERNAME', 'bruno');
 define('DB_PASSWORD', 'bruno-zehn');
 define('DB_NAME', 'phptest');
 
-require_once("./local-config.php");
+define ('myLocalConf','./local-config.php');
+
+if (is_file(myLocalConf)) {
+    require_once(myLocalConf); }
 
 /* Attempt to connect to MySQL database */
 $link = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME);
diff --git a/local-config.php b/local-config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37ebbcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+/* lokal -/
+define('DB_SERVER', 'db3.rack1.everdc.de');
+define('DB_USERNAME', 'bruno');
+define('DB_PASSWORD', 'bruno-zehn');
+define('DB_NAME', 'phptest');
+/* */
+?>
\ No newline at end of file