diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cdf890807..8dd4d03ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-cache/*
 local/config/build.properties
 local/config/config_db.php
 local/config/build
diff --git a/cache/.htaccess b/cache/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f239fe831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cache/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+order deny,allow
+deny from all
\ No newline at end of file