diff --git a/conf/config.php b/conf/config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4d9ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+class Config
+{
+  const DB_HOST       = 'localhost';
+  const DB_NAME       = '__DB_NAME__';
+  const DB_USERNAME   = '__DB_USER__';
+  const DB_PASSWORD   = '__DB_PWD__';
+}
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 799a217..43c6cd5 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ ynh_add_config --template="some_config_file" --destination="$install_dir/some_co
 # FIXME: this should be handled by the core in the future
 # You may need to use chmod 600 instead of 400,
 # for example if the app is expected to be able to modify its own config
-chmod 400 "$install_dir/some_config_file"
+chmod 600 "$install_dir/some_config_file"
 chown $app:$app "$install_dir/some_config_file"
 
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