diff --git a/core/config.php b/core/config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93f1a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+function loadConfig($filename) {
+    if (file_exists($filename)) {
+        include($filename);
+        return $settings;
+    } 
+    throw new Exception("config $filename not found");
+}
diff --git a/core/database.php b/core/database.php
index f26488d..52eca1a 100644
--- a/core/database.php
+++ b/core/database.php
@@ -14,5 +14,3 @@ class Database
         return $database;
     }
 }
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file