diff --git a/common/database.inc.php b/common/database.inc.php.tmpl
similarity index 88%
rename from common/database.inc.php
rename to common/database.inc.php.tmpl
index 254b972e7d..42ac5ca43e 100644
--- a/common/database.inc.php
+++ b/common/database.inc.php.tmpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // this file tells all the OGS services where to find the MySQL database
 // if multiple OGS services are running on one machine, it is assumed that they all use the same MySQL server/database
 
-$dbhost="autopia.garethnelson.com";
+$dbhost="YOURSERVERHERE";
 $dbuser="opengridservice";
 $dbname="OGS";
 $dbpasswd="supersecret";