diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e350b12329..c1a281ec93 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 /vendor
 composer.phar
 .DS_Store
-
+/app/config/database.php
+/app/config/mail.php
+/app/database/*.sqlite
 /app/storage/logs/log-apache2handler-2013-11-13.txt
 /app/storage/logs/log-apache2handler-2013-11-15.txt
 /app/storage/logs/log-apache2handler-2013-11-16.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9a9a1f7bb..3cc1418540 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,13 +59,19 @@ Forgetting to do this can mean your DB might end up out of sync with the new fil
 
 ### 3) Setup Database
 
-Create a database and update the file `app/config/database.php` with your database name and credentials.
+Create a database and update the file `app/config/database.php.example` with your database name and credentials, then rename the file to `database.php`
+
+> `nano app/config/database.php.example`
+> `mv app/config/database.php.example app/config/database.php`
 
 -----
 
 ### 4) Setup Mail Settings
 
-Now, you need to setup your mail settings by just opening and updating the following file `app/config/mail.php`.
+Now, you need to setup your mail settings by opening and updating the following file `app/config/mail.php.example`, then rename it to `mail.php`
+
+> `nano app/config/mail.php.example`
+> `mv app/config/mail.php.example app/config/mail.php`
 
 This will be used to send emails to your users, when they register and they request a password reset.
 
diff --git a/app/config/database.php b/app/config/database.php.example
similarity index 100%
rename from app/config/database.php
rename to app/config/database.php.example
diff --git a/app/config/mail.php b/app/config/mail.php.example
similarity index 100%
rename from app/config/mail.php
rename to app/config/mail.php.example