Laravel - Adapt .htaccess file to reach urls

I am using laravel 6 and run it on a apache/ubuntu 20 server.

My apache configuration looks like the following:

<VirtualHost *:80>

	ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
	DocumentRoot /home/admin/Desktop/Code

	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
	CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined


</VirtualHost>

As I am running laravel on a development machine I do not want to change my document root to point to the project.

My routes in my laravel app look like the following:

web.php

Route::get('/', 'IndexController@index');
Route::get('company/{symbol}', 'CompanyController@index');

In my .env file the APP_URL looks like the following:

APP_URL=http://localhost/laravel_app/public

I can reach my base url / the following way:

http://localhost/laravel_app/public/

When I go from / to another detail url f.ex. http://localhost/laravel_app/public/company/AAPL, I get:

My .htaccess file looks like the following:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
        Options -MultiViews -Indexes
    </IfModule>

    RewriteEngine On

    # Handle Authorization Header
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
    RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.+)/$
    RewriteRule ^ %1 [L,R=301]

    # Handle Front Controller...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
</IfModule>

I tried to setup a route like this Route::get('company', 'CompanyController@index'); and open http://localhost/laravel_app/public/company, but I didn't even jump with my debugger into my CompanyController.

Therefore I was thinking that my .htaccess file might be wrong.

Any suggestions how to adapt my .htaccess file to correctly open an url like /company/{symbol}?

I appreciate your replies!

jlrdw

5 years ago

Level 75

You point to public as your document root, public shouldn't be in the url / uri.

The htaccess file that comes with laravel works properly already. You set this in your VH. Or use a second small htaccess to point to public.

In main folder:

    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/
    RewriteRule ^ server.php

in public folder, the one that ships with laravel:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
        Options -MultiViews -Indexes
    </IfModule>

    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /laravel842/   I only added this one line.

    # Handle Authorization Header
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
    RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.+)/$
    RewriteRule ^ %1 [L,R=301]

    # Send Requests To Front Controller...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
    # RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/ [L]
</IfModule>

But the VH is better choice.

GregorSams

5 years ago

Level 1

I do not want to change to DocumentRoot /home/admin/Desktop/Code/laravel_app/public as I am on a development environment.

Are there any other solutions to route laravel correctly?

GregorSams

5 years ago

Level 1

Thx for your detailed response. Why did you change to laravel842. What is this?

jlrdw

5 years ago

Level 75

That's the folder, doing that, I can leave off leading slash in a route or redirect:

Route::get('dog/add', 'DogController@add');

instead of

Route::get('/dog/add', 'DogController@add');

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