diff --git a/config.php.example b/config.php.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b69cc15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.php.example
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?
+
+# edit this file to include the usernames of users that are allowed to
+# have their albums appear in the index.
+
+$users = array (
+	"adam",
+	"bonnie"
+);
+
+?>
diff --git a/db.php b/db.php
index 486564b..ef82e61 100644
--- a/db.php
+++ b/db.php
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?
 
-$users = array (
-	"sofar",
-	"sserafin"
-);
+# config.php stores the list of users that are permitted to
+# be included in the album. Edit it first.
+include 'config.php';
 
 # add list of users and their real names.
 echo "var users = {\n";