.gitignore for Magento 1

29 ignore rules for Magento 1, ready to copy into your repository.

Magento version 1

The complete .gitignore for Magento 1

# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2026-08-05 01:34:17 UTC
# Technologies: Magento 1

### Magento 1 ###
/PATCH_*.sh
/app/etc/local.xml
/media/*
!/media/.htaccess
!/media/customer
/media/customer/*
!/media/customer/.htaccess
!/media/dhl
/media/dhl/*
!/media/dhl/logo.jpg
!/media/downloadable
/media/downloadable/*
!/media/downloadable/.htaccess
!/media/xmlconnect
/media/xmlconnect/*
!/media/xmlconnect/custom
/media/xmlconnect/custom/*
!/media/xmlconnect/custom/ok.gif
!/media/xmlconnect/original
/media/xmlconnect/original/*
!/media/xmlconnect/original/ok.gif
!/media/xmlconnect/system
/media/xmlconnect/system/*
!/media/xmlconnect/system/ok.gif
/var/*
!/var/.htaccess
!/var/package
/var/package/*
!/var/package/*.xml

What these Magento 1 rules actually ignore

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

It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version

Pattern What it ignores
/PATCH_*.sh It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/app/etc/local.xml It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/media/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/.htaccess It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/customer It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/media/customer/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/customer/.htaccess It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/dhl It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/media/dhl/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/dhl/logo.jpg It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/downloadable It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/media/downloadable/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/downloadable/.htaccess It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/xmlconnect It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/media/xmlconnect/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/xmlconnect/custom It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/media/xmlconnect/custom/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/xmlconnect/custom/ok.gif It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/xmlconnect/original It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/media/xmlconnect/original/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/xmlconnect/original/ok.gif It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/xmlconnect/system It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/media/xmlconnect/system/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/media/xmlconnect/system/ok.gif It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/var/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/var/.htaccess It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/var/package It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
/var/package/* It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version
!/var/package/*.xml It is recommended that you use `Magento.gitignore` as this is the latest version

How to use this .gitignore for Magento 1

  1. Copy the Magento 1 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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