Remove public from URL Laravel 5.3 - php

Question

I'm using Laravel 5.3 is there a easy way to remove public from URL? is it necessary to add a htacces. when I change the htacces it is getting a n error like below,

Answer 1

copy both htaccess and index.php file from public folder to root directory and then change root index.php code as below
require __DIR__.'/bootstrap/autoload.php';
$app = require_once __DIR__.'/bootstrap/app.php';

Answer 2

After installing Laravel, you should configure your web server's document / web root to be the public directory. The index.php in this directory serves as the front controller for all HTTP requests entering your application.
https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/installation#configuration
Do not edit .htaccess or Laravel related files, just point web server to a public directory instead of Laravel project directory:
DocumentRoot "/path_to_laravel_project/public"
<Directory "/path_to_laravel_project/public">
Then restart Apache.

Answer 3

Add a .htaccess file in root which contains -
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/$1 [L]

Answer 4

Yes it is very simple no need to add extra htaccess,
Create a new folder in your laravel project folder.
Name it whatever you like. Example :- source
Move all the files from root into 'source' folder except 'public' folder.
4 . Move all the files from public folder to root.
5 . Change the autoload.php path
6 . Thats all. remove public folder if necessary.

Answer 5

In the root directory create a .htaccess file and put the following in
it
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/$1 [L]
</IfModule>

Answer 6

Even above solution(s) work(s) for you,but I would recommend not to do this.
Here is the reason why.
-You should be pointing your Apache host root to the $LARAVEL_PATH/public directory instead of $LARAVEL_PATH.
-you have to configure apache for user not access .env, git files , config folder's file
public directory is there for reason to make project a bit more secure. Solve the actual problem and don't try to break this simple but nice security addition.

Answer 7

Copy all files and folder from public folder to root folder and edit your .htaccess file as
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]
</IfModule>
And dont forget to change the paths in index.php file.
For details refere following links
Installing Laravel in a subfolder
https://ellislab.com/forums/archive/viewthread/151342/#734511