diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index f1ef8719ba1a8421e3d58aeceee851da731e4f77..310d43283beb322b4296e7c8f58d89b9658d8ab8 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+############################################
+## uncomment the line below to enable developer mode
+
+#   SetEnv MAGE_MODE developer
+
 ############################################
 ## uncomment these lines for CGI mode
 ## make sure to specify the correct cgi php binary file name