Question

I need to exclude dbconfig.php from git repository. How can I remove it from the current indexing in the current repository? Can I exclude it from being added to the repo even when running git add .

Thanks!

Answer 1

First, remove the file from the index:

git rm --cached dbconfig.php

Then, in the root of the repository, create .gitignore and add dbconfig.php to it.

git add .gitignore and git commit -m "new gitignore" and it should go missing the next time you do a git status or add .