Run multiple subfolder websites in one separate folder - php

Question

I have a main website (example.com). I use CodeIgniter framework there.
I will also use some different subfolders like example.com/sub1, example.com/sub2. I am using Laravel framework here and those will be completely different from example.com and stored in a different folder. When I started first subdomain, I used Alias in Apache2 configuration and it was working perfectly well. However I now need to use a second subfolder. I added a second Alias sub2 in Apache configuration that points to the same directory as sub1. Then I changed my .htaccess to this:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
<IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
Options -MultiViews
</IfModule>
RewriteEngine On
# Redirect Trailing Slashes...
RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /$1 [L,R=301]
# Handle Front Controller...
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond $1 !^(img|js|css)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/evim)
RewriteRule ^ /evim/index.php [L]
# Handle Front Controller...
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond $1 !^(img|js|css)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/crm2)
RewriteRule ^ /crm2/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
Now it works fine. Both example.com/sub1 and example.com/sub2 runs the same application. However in Laravel, it is hard to find which subdomain is running currently. In routes, the application does not see subfolder name. For example if I use users/login route, then it matches both example.com/sub1/users/login and example.com/sub2/users/login. I need to define routes with subfolder name.
I am looking for a solution in htaccess or Laravel to fix the routes.

Answer 1

I would use this pattern (as sub domains) and it may perhaps avoid problems.
http://site1.foo.com http://site2.foo.com
In CodeIgniter Route.php you can do the following:
$server_link = explode(".", $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"]);
if ( $server_link[0] == "site1" )
{
$route['default_controller'] = 'home';
// Some Other Routes
}
I think you can do the same thing for Laravel routes.

Answer 2

I used Request::server('HTTP_HOST') to get which site is loaded.