diff --git a/server/php/files/.gitignore b/server/php/files/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb7328e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/php/files/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+!.htaccess
\ No newline at end of file