diff --git a/public/core1/core/backend.php b/public/core1/core/backend.php
index d418749..911005d 100644
--- a/public/core1/core/backend.php
+++ b/public/core1/core/backend.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 */
 
 class savvyext_api_savvy{
-  $database=
+ var $database=
   [
     "host" => "10.10.33.21",
     "name" => "savvy",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class savvyext_api_savvy{
     "port" => "5432"
   ];
   
-  $gpsdatabase=
+  var $gpsdatabase=
   [
     "host" => "172.31.12.248",
     "name" => "savvy_gps",
@@ -31,12 +31,20 @@ class savvyext_api_savvy{
 
   public function cfgReadChar($varname){
     $pieces = explode(".", $varname);
+      if ( $pieces[0] == 'database'){
+return $this->database[$pieces[1]];
+        
+      }
+
+      if ( $pieces[0] == 'gpsdatabase'){
+
+        return $this->gpsdatabase[$pieces[1]];
+      }
     return $pieces[0][$pieces[1]]; // piece1
   }
 
   public function cfgReadLong($varname){
-    $pieces = explode(".", $varname);
-    return $pieces[0][$pieces[1]]; // piece1
+    return $this->cfgReadChar($varname);
   }
 
 }