diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a872305c5..ea59ac289 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 /.buildpath
 /.project
 /vendor/
-/.user.ini
diff --git a/public/.gitignore b/public/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e71723992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.user.ini