diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d1e324ce..b5218f397 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.htaccess
 data
 test
 config.php
diff --git a/extend/.htaccess b/extend/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..792d60054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extend/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#