--- a/new_project.sh
+++ b/new_project.sh
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
   fi
   name=$(sed -n 's/^name = \(.*\)$/\1/p' $oldconfig)
   db=$(sed -n 's/^database = \(.*\)$/\1/p' $oldconfig)
-  $db=${db//\//\\/}
+  db=${db//\//\\/}
   $(cp $newconfig $oldconfig)
-  $newconfig=$oldconfig
+  newconfig=$oldconfig
   $(sed -i "s/^name =$/name = $name/" $newconfig)
   $(sed -i "s/^database =$/database = $db/" $newconfig)
 }