diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 28a59e7357e5f6b..7d19775fdf31e6f 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 </Files>
 
 # Syndicate content:
-<Files ~ "(syndicate.rdf|syndicate.rss|syndicate.xml)">
+<Files export>
   ForceType application/x-httpd-php
 </Files>
 
diff --git a/export b/export
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..6b1fa9457dd0e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/export
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?
+
+include "includes/common.inc";
+
+if ($repository["backend"]) {
+  backend_rdf();
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file