diff --git a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/config.lua b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/config.lua
index 7aa6b5cafa..db54df4849 100644
--- a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/config.lua
+++ b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/resources/functions/config.lua
@@ -1,26 +1,156 @@
 
 -- add file_exists function
 	require "resources.functions.file_exists";
+	require "resources.functions.explode";
+	require "resources.functions.trim";
 
---find and return path to the config.lua
+--find and return path to the config.conf
 	function config()
-		if (file_exists("/etc/fusionpbx/config.lua")) then
-			return "/etc/fusionpbx/config.lua";
-		elseif (file_exists("/usr/local/etc/fusionpbx/config.lua")) then
-			return "/usr/local/etc/fusionpbx/config.lua";
+		if (file_exists("/usr/local/etc/fusionpbx/config.conf")) then
+			return "/usr/local/etc/fusionpbx/config.conf";
+		elseif (file_exists("/etc/fusionpbx/config.conf")) then
+			return "/etc/fusionpbx/config.conf";
 		else
 			return "resources.config";
 		end
 	end
 
--- load config
+--load config
 	function load_config()
-		local cfg = config()
-		if cfg:sub(1,1) == '/' then
-			dofile(cfg)
-		else
-			require(cfg)
+		--get the config file
+		config_file = config();
+
+		--define arrays
+		database = {}
+		database.system = {}
+		database.switch = {}
+		database.backend = {}
+		switch = {}
+		xml_handler = {}
+		cache = {}
+
+		--read the config file
+		file = io.open(config_file);
+		lines = file:lines();
+		for line in lines do
+			if (line and string.match(line, "=")) then
+				--parse the setings
+				a = explode("=", line);
+				k = trim(a[1])
+				v = trim(a[2])
+
+				--debug information
+				--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice","line " .. line .. "\n");
+				--freeswitch.consoleLog("notice","key: " .. k .. ", value: ".. v .. "\n");
+
+				--database system settings
+				if (k == "database.0.type")             then database.system.type = v; end
+				if (k == "database.0.host")             then database.system.host = v; end
+				if (k == "database.0.port")             then database.system.port = v; end
+				if (k == "database.0.sslmode")          then database.system.sslmode = v; end
+				if (k == "database.0.name")             then database.system.name = v; end
+				if (k == "database.0.username")         then database.system.username = v; end
+				if (k == "database.0.password")         then database.system.password = v; end
+				if (k == "database.0.backend.base64")   then database.system.backend.base64 = v; end
+
+				--database switch settings
+				if (k == "database.1.type")             then database.switch.type = v; end
+				if (k == "database.1.host")             then database.switch.host = v; end
+				if (k == "database.1.port")             then database.switch.port = v; end
+				if (k == "database.1.sslmode")          then database.switch.sslmode = v; end
+				if (k == "database.1.name")             then database.switch.name = v; end
+				if (k == "database.1.username")         then database.switch.username = v; end
+				if (k == "database.1.password")         then database.switch.password = v; end
+				if (k == "database.1.backend.base64")   then database.backend.base64 = v; end
+
+				--switch settings
+				if (k == "switch.conf.dir")             then conf_dir = v; end
+				if (k == "switch.sounds.dir")           then sounds_dir = v; end
+				if (k == "switch.database.dir")         then database_dir = v; end
+				if (k == "switch.recordings.dir")       then recordings_dir = v; end
+				if (k == "switch.storage.dir")          then storage_dir = v; end
+				if (k == "switch.voicemail.dir")        then voicemail_dir = v; end
+				if (k == "switch.scripts.dir")          then scripts_dir = v; end
+
+				--switch xml handler
+				if (k == "xml_handler.fs_path")                 then xml_handler.fs_path = v; end
+				if (k == "xml_handler.reg_as_number_alias")     then xml_handler.reg_as_number_alias = v; end
+				if (k == "xml_handler.number_as_presence_id")   then xml_handler.number_as_presence_id = v; end
+
+				--general settings
+				if (k == "php.dir")                     then php_dir = v; end
+				if (k == "php.bin")                     then php_bin = v; end
+				if (k == "document.root")               then document_root = v; end
+				if (k == "project.path")                then project_path = v; end
+
+				--cache settings
+				if (k == "cache.method")                then cache.method = v; end
+				if (k == "cache.location")              then cache.location = v; end
+				if (k == "cache.settings")              then cache.settings = v; end
+
+				--show the array
+				--for i,v in ipairs(a) do 
+				--		freeswitch.consoleLog("notice","key " .. i .. " value  ".. v .. "\n");
+				--end
+			end
 		end
+		io.close(file);
+
+		--additional database setting
+		database.type = database.switch.type;
+		database.name = database.switch.name;
+		database.path = database.switch.path;
+
+		--database system dsn
+		system_dsn = {}
+		table.insert(system_dsn, [[pgsql://hostaddr=]] .. database.system.host);
+		table.insert(system_dsn, [[port=]] .. database.system.port);
+		if (database.switch.sslmode) then
+			table.insert(system_dsn, [[sslmode=]] .. database.system.sslmode);
+		end
+		table.insert(system_dsn, [[dbname=]] .. database.system.name);
+		table.insert(system_dsn, [[user=]] .. database.system.username);
+		table.insert(system_dsn, [[password=]] .. database.system.password);
+		database.system = table.concat(system_dsn, "\n");
+
+		--database switch dsn
+		switch_dsn = {}
+		table.insert(switch_dsn, [[pgsql://hostaddr=]] .. database.switch.host);
+		table.insert(switch_dsn, [[port=]] .. database.switch.port);
+		if (database.switch.sslmode) then
+			table.insert(switch_dsn, [[sslmode=]] .. database.switch.sslmode);
+		end
+		table.insert(switch_dsn, [[dbname=]] .. database.switch.name);
+		table.insert(switch_dsn, [[user=]] .. database.switch.username);
+		table.insert(switch_dsn, [[password=]] .. database.switch.password);
+		database.switch = table.concat(switch_dsn, "\n");
+
+		--set defaults
+		expire = {}
+		expire.default = "3600";
+		expire.directory = "3600";
+		expire.dialplan = "3600";
+		expire.languages = "3600";
+		expire.sofia = "3600";
+		expire.acl = "3600";
+		expire.ivr = "3600";
+
+		--set settings
+		settings = {}
+		settings.recordings = {}
+		settings.voicemail = {}
+		settings.fax = {}
+		settings.recordings.storage_type = "";
+		settings.voicemail.storage_type = "";
+		settings.fax.storage_type = "";
+
+		--set the debug options
+		debug = {}
+		debug.params = false;
+		debug.sql = false;
+		debug.xml_request = false;
+		debug.xml_string = false;
 	end
 
-	load_config()
+--autoload the configuration
+	load_config();