diff --git a/_website/db.php b/_website/db.php
index a8a3e464..95c92b42 100644
--- a/_website/db.php
+++ b/_website/db.php
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 
 text/x-generic _db.php ( PHP script, ASCII text, with CRLF line terminators )
 <?php
-$servername = "panel.iaregamer.com";
-$username = "remoteuser";
-$password = "Pkloyn7yvpht!";
-$dbname = "panel";
+// Include the centralized database configuration
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/includes/config.inc.php');
+
+// Use the configuration variables from config.inc.php
+$servername = $db_host;
+$username = $db_user;
+$password = $db_pass;
+$dbname = $db_name;
 
 // Create connection
 $db = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
diff --git a/_website/includes/README.md b/_website/includes/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ef7aa2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_website/includes/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Website Includes Directory
+
+This directory contains configuration and shared files for the standalone _website folder.
+
+## config.inc.php
+
+Central database configuration file for the website. This file contains the database connection settings that are used by all website PHP files through the `db.php` file.
+
+**Important:** The values in this file should match the panel's database configuration in `/includes/config.inc.php` to ensure the website can access the same database as the panel.
+
+### Configuration Variables
+
+- `$db_host` - Database server hostname
+- `$db_user` - Database username
+- `$db_pass` - Database password
+- `$db_name` - Database name
+- `$table_prefix` - Table prefix (default: "ogp_")
+- `$db_type` - Database type (default: "mysql")
+
+### Usage
+
+The website files include `db.php`, which in turn loads this configuration file:
+
+```php
+require_once('db.php');  // db.php loads includes/config.inc.php
+```
+
+This centralizes database credentials in one place, making the website easier to configure and maintain as a standalone site.
diff --git a/_website/includes/config.inc.php b/_website/includes/config.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac312eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_website/includes/config.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+###############################################
+# Website Database Configuration
+# This file contains the database connection
+# settings for the _website standalone site.
+# 
+# These settings should match the panel's
+# database configuration in includes/config.inc.php
+###############################################
+$db_host="localhost";
+$db_user="localuser";
+$db_pass="Pkloyn7yvpht!";
+$db_name="panel";
+$table_prefix="ogp_";
+$db_type="mysql";
+?>