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 ### Create a new project folder ###
 
-Copy folder to a new name: ```cp -r template-php my-new-php-app; cd my-new-php-app``` and remove the ```.git``` folder in it ```rm -rf .git```
+Copy folder to a new name: ```cp -r template-php my-new-php-app; cd my-new-php-app``` and remove the ```.git``` folder in it ```rm -rf .git -gitignore```
 
 The initial file structure looks like this: