diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100755
index 08c6572b..00000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Example Environment Configuration file
-#
-# This file can be used as a starting point for your own
-# custom .env files, and contains most of the possible settings
-# available in a default install.
-#
-# By default, all of the settings are commented out. If you want
-# to override the setting, you must un-comment it by removing the '#'
-# at the beginning of the line.
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# ENVIRONMENT
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-CI_ENVIRONMENT = development
-
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# APP
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-app.baseURL = 'http://localhost/ria/'
-# If you have trouble with `.`, you could also use `_`.
-# app_baseURL = ''
-# app.forceGlobalSecureRequests = false
-# app.CSPEnabled = false
-
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# DATABASE
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# database.default.hostname = 'vprodb1.mysql.database.azure.com'
-# database.default.database = 'ria_prod'
-# database.default.username = 'dbroot'
-# database.default.password = 'root@DB23'
-
-database.default.hostname = '119.18.54.85'
-database.default.database = 'venbaehn_ria'
-database.default.username = 'venbaehn_ria'
-database.default.password = 'Q{c2b{7mIC^$'
-database.default.DBDriver = MySQLi
-database.default.DBPrefix =
-database.default.port = 3306
-
-
-# If you use MySQLi as tests, first update the values of Config\Database::$tests.
-# database.tests.hostname = localhost
-# database.tests.database = ci4_test
-# database.tests.username = root
-# database.tests.password = root
-# database.tests.DBDriver = MySQLi
-# database.tests.DBPrefix =
-# database.tests.charset = utf8mb4
-# database.tests.DBCollat = utf8mb4_general_ci
-# database.tests.port = 3306
-
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# ENCRYPTION
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# encryption.key =
-
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SESSION
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# session.driver = 'CodeIgniter\Session\Handlers\FileHandler'
-# session.savePath = null
-
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# LOGGER
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# logger.threshold = 4
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74198609..988eadc6 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ public/uploads/Igrfiles/*
 public/uploads/images/*
 !public/uploads/images/index.html
 
+public/uploads/POfiles/*
+!public/uploads/POfiles/.gitkeep
+
+public/assets/images/emp_files/*
+!public/assets/images/emp_files/.gitkeep
+
+public/assets/images/invoice_files/*
+!public/assets/images/invoice_files/.gitkeep
+
 php_errors.log
 
 /app/Views/*.tmp
diff --git a/public/assets/images/emp_files/.gitkeep b/public/assets/images/emp_files/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/public/assets/images/invoice_files/.gitkeep b/public/assets/images/invoice_files/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/public/uploads/POfiles/.gitkeep b/public/uploads/POfiles/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b