how can i grab connection settings from config.php

[ztempuser]

im trying to get info from my config file and put it into a var for the script im trying to use

// Load the database settings into $VAR;
function boardmodule_import_db_settings()
{
require_once ("../includes/config.php");
global $VAR;
$VAR["db_host"] = "localhost;
$VAR["db_username"] = "my database user for forum db";
$VAR["db_password"] = "my database password for forum db";
$VAR["db_name"] = "my database name for forum db";
$VAR["db_tblprefix"] = "";
$VAR["db_persistant"] = "0";
this setup works fine now but, i want to make it where many people can use the script im makeing and not have to edit this file
can i put like

$VAR["db_name"] = $dbname;

i tried this and it didn't work it would give error

Notice: Undefined variable: dbname in /home/user/public_html/forum/to/my/script/dir/vb3.inc.php on line 34
whats the correct way to get db name user and passy?

(vb 3.6.1)

[nico_swd]

Try $config['Database']['dbname'] rather than $dbname.

[ztempuser]

sweet thank you, it worked like a charm:)
// Load the database settings into $VAR;
function boardmodule_import_db_settings()
{
require_once ("../includes/config.php");
global $VAR;
$VAR["db_host"] = $config['MasterServer']['servername'];
$VAR["db_username"] = $config['MasterServer']['username'];
$VAR["db_password"] = $config['MasterServer']['password'];
$VAR["db_name"] = $config['Database']['dbname'];
$VAR["db_tblprefix"] = $config['Database']['tableprefix'];
$VAR["db_persistant"] = $config['MasterServer']['usepconnect'];