diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c6a3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# CyberChat .htaccess — Apache configuration
+
+# Deny direct access to SQLite databases
+<FilesMatch "\.sqlite$">
+    Order Allow,Deny
+    Deny from all
+</FilesMatch>
+
+# Deny direct access to db/ and archive/ directories
+<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+    RewriteEngine On
+    RewriteRule ^db/ - [F,L]
+    RewriteRule ^archive/ - [F,L]
+</IfModule>
+
+# PHP settings (if allowed by host)
+<IfModule mod_php.c>
+    php_value session.cookie_httponly 1
+    php_value session.cookie_samesite Strict
+    php_value session.use_strict_mode 1
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 367020b..7b43046 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# CYBERCHAT v3.0
+# Chat v2.0
 
 A self-contained, embed-ready real-time web chat built with **PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, and SQLite**. No external dependencies beyond PHP 8.0+.