diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3bef0f4..a736337 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
+subdirs=php
+
 all:
 
 dumpdb:
 	pg_dump -U gnuviech -h localhost -s -d -O gnuviechadmin > database.sql
+
+clean:
+	for i in $(subdirs); do make -C $$i clean; done
+	-rm -f *~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/php/Makefile b/php/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42d3e8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+all:
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f *~
\ No newline at end of file