diff --git a/modules/rhizomatica_base_system/manifests/init.pp b/modules/rhizomatica_base_system/manifests/init.pp
index 88dcc20..7eca180 100644
--- a/modules/rhizomatica_base_system/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizomatica_base_system/manifests/init.pp
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ class rhizomatica_base_system {
       require => Vcsrepo['/var/rhizomatica'],
     }
 
+  file { '/var/rhizomatica/rai/include/database.php':
+      ensure  => present,
+      content => template('rhizomatica_base_system/database.php.erb'),
+      require => Vcsrepo['/var/rhizomatica'],
+    }
+
   exec { 'install_rccn':
       command     => '/usr/bin/python /var/rhizomatica/rccn/install.py',
       require     => File['/var/rhizomatica/rccn/config_values.py'],
diff --git a/modules/rhizomatica_base_system/templates/database.php.erb b/modules/rhizomatica_base_system/templates/database.php.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e1abb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rhizomatica_base_system/templates/database.php.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+/* Database connection information */
+
+$DB_USER = "<%= @pgsql_user %>";
+$DB_PASSWORD = "<%= @pgsql_pwd %>";
+$DB_DATABASE = "<%= @pgsql_db %>";
+$DB_HOST = "<%= @pgsql_host %>";
+
+?>
+