.gitignore for CodeIgniter

15 ignore rules for CodeIgniter, ready to copy into your repository.

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The complete .gitignore for CodeIgniter

# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2026-08-05 01:27:16 UTC
# Technologies: CodeIgniter

### CodeIgniter ###
*/config/development
*/logs/log-*.php
!*/logs/index.html
*/cache/*
!system/cache/*
!*/cache/index.html
!*/cache/.htaccess
user_guide_src/build/*
user_guide_src/cilexer/build/*
user_guide_src/cilexer/dist/*
user_guide_src/cilexer/pycilexer.egg-info/*
application/logs/*
!application/logs/index.html
!application/logs/.htaccess
/vendor/

What these CodeIgniter rules actually ignore

Every pattern below, and why it belongs in your .gitignore.

General

Pattern What it ignores
*/config/development General
*/logs/log-*.php General
!*/logs/index.html General
*/cache/* General
!system/cache/* General
!*/cache/index.html General
!*/cache/.htaccess General
user_guide_src/build/* General
user_guide_src/cilexer/build/* General
user_guide_src/cilexer/dist/* General
user_guide_src/cilexer/pycilexer.egg-info/* General
application/logs/* codeigniter 3
!application/logs/index.html General
!application/logs/.htaccess General
/vendor/ General

How to use this .gitignore for CodeIgniter

  1. Copy the CodeIgniter rules above, or download the file directly.
  2. Create a file named .gitignore at the root of your Git repository and paste the rules into it.
  3. If some of those files are already tracked, run git rm -r --cached . then commit again — Git only applies ignore rules to untracked files.
  4. Commit the .gitignore so everyone on the team shares the same rules.

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