diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cd146b43922b62c9a0c8c0664ed0caf165fe95f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<FilesMatch "^(\.gitignore|qrs_config.php)$">
+	Order allow,deny
+	deny from all
+	Require all denied
+</FilesMatch>
+
+<IfModule mod_alias.c>
+	RedirectMatch 403 ^.*/\.git.*$
+</IfModule>