diff --git a/setuptools/__init__.py b/setuptools/__init__.py
index 25f5bf4..98274c3 100644
--- a/setuptools/__init__.py
+++ b/setuptools/__init__.py
@@ -2,19 +2,53 @@ import configparser, csv, datetime, html.parser, itertools, os, sqlite3, sys, tw
 
 class SetupException(Exception):
  def __str__(self):
-  return "Seems like config.cfg has not been created yet. Run setup.py to do so."
+  return "Seems like config.cfg has not been created yet or contains serious errors. Run setup.py to create it."
 
 
-def getSetting(section, setting):
+def getSetting(section, setting, path = "config.cfg"):
  config = configparser.RawConfigParser()
- config.read('config.cfg')
+ config.read(path)
  return config.get(section, setting)
 
+def dbtype():
+ try:
+  return getSetting("Database", "type")
+ except:
+  return 0 # for SQLite3
+
+### Must only be called AFTER dbtype()! ###
+
+def dbhost():
+ try:
+  return getSetting("Database", "host")
+ except:
+  raise SetupException()
+
+def dbuser():
+ try:
+  return getSetting("Database", "user")
+ except:
+  raise SetupException()
+
+def dbpass():
+ try:
+  return getSetting("Database", "pass")
+ except:
+  raise SetupException()
+
+def dbname():
+ try:
+  return getSetting("Database", "name")
+ except:
+  raise SetupException()
+
 def dbpath():
  try:
   return getSetting("Database", "path")
  except:
-  return "Database.db"
+  return SetupException()
+
+###
 
 def cke():
  try: