Git exclude file not properly ignoring file

Question

In my /.git/info/exclude file I have placed two directories and a file:

workspace
data
config.php

All of which are in the root. While 'workspace' and 'data' are being ignored, config.php is pushing.

Answer 1

You need to remove config.php from the git repo index first, if you want it to be ignored.

 git rm --cached config.php

(See for instance "Making git “forget” about a file that was tracked but is now “.gitignored”")

Plus, ignoring directory should be specify with an '/' at the end of your line:

workspace/
data/