diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4beb9b5..502cf6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ Simply set the configuration file with the details for your account and path to
 
 require("BitFunnel.php");
 
-$config = array();
-
-$config['account'][0]['server']['host'] = "imap.gmail.com"; //eg. imap.gmail.com
-$config['account'][0]['server']['port'] = "993"; //eg IMAP SSL (Gmail Default) 
-$config['account'][0]['server']['user'] = "foo";
-$config['account'][0]['server']['password'] = "bar";
-$config['account'][0]['server']['flags'][] = "imap"; //Gmail defaults 
-$config['account'][0]['server']['flags'][] = "ssl"; //Gmail defaults
-$config['account'][0]['server']['mailbox'] = "INBOX"; // eg. INBOX (Gmail Default)
-$config['account'][0]['savePath'] = "attachments/";
-
-
-$myAccount = $config['account'][0];
+$myAccount = array(
+	'account' => array(
+		 'server' => array(
+			  'host' => 'imap.gmail.com'
+			, 'port' => '993'
+		    , 'user' => 'youruser'
+		    , 'password' => 'swordfish'
+		    , 'flags' => array('imap', 'ssl')
+		    , 'mailbox' => "INBOX"
+		)
+	   , 'savepath' => 'attachments/'
+	)
+);
 
 //grab the attachments
 $bitFunnel = new BitFunnel($myAccount);
diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 3b27b14..e7baed8 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -4,22 +4,17 @@
 
 config.php - Sets an array with connection details for your remote IMAP server.
 
-*/
 
+HOST - Internet domain name or bracketed IP address of server.
 
-//HOST - Internet domain name or bracketed IP address of server.
-$config['account'][0]['server']['host'] = "imap.gmail.com"; //eg. imap.gmail.com
+PORT - optional TCP port number, default is the default port for that service
 
-//PORT - optional TCP port number, default is the default port for that service
-$config['account'][0]['server']['port'] = "993"; //eg IMAP SSL (Gmail Default) 
+USER - your account name
 
-//USERNAME - your account name
-$config['account'][0]['server']['user'] = "";
 
-//PASSWORD - your account password
-$config['account'][0]['server']['password'] = "";
+PASSWORD - your account password
+
 
-/*
 FLAGS - optional flags, see following table.
 
 /service=service	mailbox access service, default is "imap"
@@ -38,14 +33,29 @@
 /tls	force use of start-TLS to encrypt the session, and reject connection to servers that do not support it
 /notls	do not do start-TLS to encrypt the session, even with servers that support it
 /readonly	request read-only mailbox open (IMAP only; ignored on NNTP, and an error with SMTP and POP3)
-*/
 
-$config['account'][0]['server']['flags'][] = "imap"; //Gmail defaults 
-$config['account'][0]['server']['flags'][] = "ssl"; //Gmail defaults
 
-//MAILBOX - remote mailbox name, default is INBOX
-$config['account'][0]['server']['mailbox'] = "INBOX"; // eg. INBOX (Gmail Default)
 
 
-//SAVEPATH - where to save attachments on the local server
-$config['account'][0]['savePath'] = "attachments/";
\ No newline at end of file
+MAILBOX - remote mailbox name, default is INBOX
+
+
+SAVEPATH - where to save attachments on the local server
+
+
+*/
+
+return array(
+	'account' => array(
+		 'server' => array(
+			  'host' => 'imap.gmail.com'
+			, 'port' => '993'
+		    , 'user' => 'youruser'
+		    , 'password' => 'swordfish'
+		    , 'flags' => array('imap', 'ssl')
+		    , 'mailbox' => "INBOX"
+		)
+	   , 'savepath' => 'attachments/'
+	)
+);
+
diff --git a/example.php b/example.php
index fb64c9c..42a9754 100644
--- a/example.php
+++ b/example.php
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 //include the deps
-require("config.php");
+
 require("BitFunnel.php");
 
+$check = __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config.php';
+$account = (is_file($check) ? require $check : array());
+
 //go!
-$bitFunnel = new BitFunnel($config['account'][0]);
+$bitFunnel = new BitFunnel($account);