How to solve Error 404 when deploying laravel project to Cpanel? - php

Question

I'm trying to deploy my laravel (Laravel Framework 7.28.3) to Cpanel, but got a 404 error.
I uploaded my project into /public_html, modified the index.php file to point to the correct files (as below).
I think there must be some mistake in the index.php file but couldn't figure it out.
This is my first time asking my question (after searching for it several times), so hope that I will get the answer!
require __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
$app = require_once __DIR__.'/../bootstrap/app.php';
this is my file structure in File Manager:

Answer 1

Deploy laravel application in Cpanel
Setup 1 : - upload file to Cpanel the root directory – not the public_html.
Setup 2 : - Open the that folder and MOVE the CONTENTS of the public folder to your cpanel’s public_html .
Setup 3 : - Navigate to the public_html folder and locate the index.php file. Right click on it and select Code Editor from the menu.
and change this line
require __DIR__.'/../folderName/vendor/autoload.php';
$app = require_once __DIR__.'/../folderName/bootstrap/app.php';
NOTE : - folderName here is in root where you laravel application stay
that's it now all your request will come inside public_html folder index.php and this file will include require __DIR__.'/../folderName/vendor/autoload.php; and run laravel application
Folder structure will look like
/laravel
/public_html/index.php
indside index.php
require __DIR__.'/../laravel/vendor/autoload.php';;
$app = require_once __DIR__.'/../laravel/bootstrap/app.php'; // here laravel is folder name

Answer 2

You need to make sure your application is in a folder outside of your public_html.
Then you need to make a symbolic link to everything in your public directory inside your application. This symbolic link should be placed in your public_html.
This way your business logic is not available from the outside, only from your own application.
Actually it is advisable to clone your application using git and then install it following the steps in de docs. (https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/installation)

Answer 3

In your public/.htaccess file replaces the code given below..make sure that you uploaded your project in the root public_html folder.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
<IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
Options -MultiViews
</IfModule>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^ ^$1 [N]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (\.\w+$) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/$1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^ server.php