<!DOCTYPE Map [
<!ENTITY db_user "foobar">
<!ENTITY db_name "gis">
]>
<Map background-color="red" minimum-version="0.7.2">
  <Layer name="some_layer" status="on" srs="+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0.0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +over">
    <Datasource>
      <Parameter name="type">postgis</Parameter>
      <Parameter name="user">foobar</Parameter>
      <Parameter name="password">SECRET</Parameter>
      <Parameter name="dbname">gis</Parameter>
    </Datasource>
  </Layer>

</Map>