my ($conf) = new Config::General(
    -ConfigFile     => 'somefile.conf',
    -ExtendedAccess => 1
 );
	 
	my ($databaseUser)=$conf->value("user");
	my ($databaseName) = $conf->value("name");
	my ($databasePw) = $conf->value("pass");
	
# Declare local variables
		
	my ($dbh);	
	my ($stmt, $sth);
	my (@deadlinetyp, @deadline);
	my  $i = 0;
	
	 <!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/exist_deadline.cgi" -->
	
	while ($deadlinetyp[$i]) {
		print $deadlinetyp[$i]." <b>".$deadline[$i]."</b><br>";
	$i++;
	}