--- .gitignore
+++ .gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Patterns read from a .gitignore file in the same directory as the path, or in any parent directory, with patterns in the higher level  
+# files (up to the toplevel of the work tree) being overridden by those in lower level files down to the directory containing the file. 
+# These patterns match relative to the location of the .gitignore file. 
+# A project normally includes such .gitignore files in its repository, containing patterns for files generated as part of the project build. 
+#
+settings*.php