diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 774b1b6..9600cb0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ ltmain.sh
 missing
 stamp-h1
 autom4te.cache
+configuration.php
+preferences.php
diff --git a/api/configuration.php b/api/configuration.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 45292c9..0000000
--- a/api/configuration.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-if(!defined('HOMER_CONFIGURATION')):
-define('HOMER_CONFIGURATION', 1);
-
-/*********************************************************************************/
-/* AUTH DB homer. User and Configuration */
-define('DB_HOSTNAME', "localhost");
-define('DB_PORT', 3306);
-define('DB_USERNAME', "homer_user");
-define('DB_PASSWORD', "homer_password");
-define('DB_CONFIGURATION', "homer_configuration");
-define('DB_STATISTIC', "homer_statistic");
-define('DB_HOMER', "homer_data");
-define('SINGLE_NODE', 1);
-
-/*********************************************************************************/
-
-/* webHomer Settings 
-*  Adjust to reflect your system preferences
-*/
-
-define('PCAPDIR', ROOT."/tmp/");
-define('WEBPCAPLOC',"/tmp/");
-
-/* INCLUDE preferences */
-
-include_once("preferences.php");
-
-endif;
-
-?>
diff --git a/api/preferences.php b/api/preferences.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ccdadc2..0000000
--- a/api/preferences.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-define('CONFIG_VERSION', "2.0.1"); /* Please ALWAYS include CONFIGVERSION */
-define('WEBHOMER_VERSION', "5.0.1"); /* WEBHOMER VERSION */
-define('HOMER_TIMEZONE', "Europe/Amsterdam"); /* Set a global application default timezone */
-
-/* CFLOW Options */
-define('CFLOW_HPORT', 2); /* Column/Host Mode = Plain: 0, +Port: 1, Auto-Select: 2 */
-define('CFLOW_EPORT', 0); /* Enable Ephemeral port detection, experimental */
-define('MESSAGE_POPUP',1); /* Modal type: 1, Browser popup: 2 */
-
-/* Search Results Options */
-define('RESULTS_ORDER', "asc"); 
-define('AUTOCOMPLETE', 0);  /* Enables autocomplete in FROM & TO fiels- WARNING: db intensive */
-define('FORMAT_DATE_RESULT', "H:i:s"); /* Controls the Date/Time output in search results, ie: "m-d H:i:s"  */
-
-/* BLEG DETECTION */
-define('BLEGDETECT', 1); /* always detect BLEG leg in CFLOW/PCAP*/
-define('BLEGCID', "b2b"); /* options: x-cid, b2b */
-define('BLEGTAIL', "_b2b-1"); /* session-ID correlation suffix, required for b2b mode */
-
-/* Database: mysql */
-define('DATABASE_DRIVER',"mysql");
-
-/* AUTH: CLASS NAME. i.e. Internal  */
-define('AUTHENTICATION',"Internal");
-// define('AUTHENTICATION_TEXT',"Please login with your credentials");
-
-/* ALARM MAIL */
-define('ALARM_FROMEMAIL',"homer@example.com");
-define('ALARM_TOEMAIL',"admin@example.com");
-
-/* configuration check */
-define('NOCHECK', 0); /* set to 1, dont check config */
-
-/* ACCESS LEVEL 3 - Users, 2 - Manager, 1 - Admin, 0 - nobody */
-define('ACCESS_DASHBOARD', 3); /* ALARM FOR ALL:*/
-define('ACCESS_ALARM', 3); /* ALARM FOR ALL:*/
-define('ACCESS_SEARCH', 3); /* SEARCH FOR ALL:*/
-define('ACCESS_TOOLBOX', 1); /* TOLBOX FOR ADMIN */
-define('ACCESS_STATS', 3); /* STATS FOR ALL */
-define('ACCESS_ADMIN', 1); /* ADMIN FOR ADMIN */
-define('ACCESS_ACCOUNT', 3); /* ACCOUNT FOR ALL:*/
-
-/* LOGGING. to enable set bigger as 0, if 10 == 10 days keep logs */
-define('SEARCHLOG', 0);
-
-/*DEFAULT SELECTED DB NODE */
-define('DEFAULTDBNODE',1);
-  
-define('SESSION_NAME',"HOMERSESSID"); /* session ID name. */
-
-/* SQL SCHEMA VERSION */
-define('SQL_SCHEMA_VERSION', 5); /* SQL SCHEMA VERSION. Default 5 */
-
-/* database connector Class */
-define('DATABASE_CONNECTOR', "PDOConnector");
-
-/* fields */
-define('FIELDS_CAPTURE', "id, date, (micro_ts DIV 1000) as milli_ts, micro_ts,method,reply_reason,ruri,ruri_user,ruri_domain,from_user,from_domain,from_tag,
-to_user,to_domain,to_tag,pid_user,contact_user,auth_user,callid,callid_aleg,via_1,via_1_branch,cseq,diversion,reason,content_type,auth,
-user_agent,source_ip,source_port,destination_ip,destination_port,contact_ip,contact_port,originator_ip,originator_port,correlation_id,proto,family,rtp_stat,type,node");
-
-/* can be file or db */
-define('PROFILE_STORE','db');
-define('PROFILE_PARAM', ROOT.'/store/profile');
-
-/* can be file or db */
-define('DASHBOARD_STORE','db');
-define('DASHBOARD_PARAM', ROOT.'/store/dashboard');
-
-/* PUBLIC HOST FOR SHARE */
-define('PUBLIC_SHARE_HOST',"http://your.public.host/share/");
-
-/* LDAP SETTINGS */
-
-/*
-define('LDAP_HOST',"localhost");
-define('LDAP_PORT',NULL);
-define('LDAP_BASEDN',"dc=example,dc=com");
-define('LDAP_REALM',"My Realm");
-define('LDAP_USERNAME_ATTRIBUTE_OPEN',"uid=");
-define('LDAP_USERNAME_ATTRIBUTE_CLOSE',"");
-define('LDAP_USERLEVEL',3); 
-*/
-
-?>