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+<?php
+
+class Settings
+{
+	const DB_SERVER = 'localhost';
+	const DB_LOGIN = '';
+	const DB_PASS = '';
+	const DB_NAME = 'mythoughts';
+	const DB_ENC = 'utf8mb4';
+	const TEXT_ENC = 'UTF-8';
+	const TIMEZONE = 'Pacific/Auckland';
+	const API_KEY = 'MY_API_KEY';
+	const DEBUG = true; //prod: false, dev: true
+}
+
+?>