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+{ 
+ 'port'   => 3306,
+ 'driver' => 'mysql',
+ 'user'   => 'ensadmin',
+ 'pass'   => 'ensembl',
+ 'host'   => 'ecs1c',
+ 'zip'    => 'multidb.zip',
+  
+  #add a line with the dbname and module
+  'databases'   => { 'core' => 'Bio::EnsEMBL::DBSQL::DBAdaptor',
+		     'lite' => 'Bio::EnsEMBL::Lite::DBAdaptor' }
+
+}