So it is as follows:
In the configuration file I write something like this....
mail_alias: antonio.jose
login: xptoxpto
pasword: 12345678
etc....
and when I include the file where this is defined, I end up with string variables like this:
mail_alias which will have antonio.jose
login which will have xptoxpto
password which will have 12345678
etc...
Yes! That's the way!