require_once(C:\xampp\htdocs\atlantis/public/index.php): No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\atlantis\server.php on line 21

Question

i am trying to open the Laravel project in local server I get that error but i don't have public/index file and the project works on public server here is server.php code

 <?php

/**
 * Laravel - A PHP Framework For Web Artisans
 *
 * @package  Laravel
 * @author   Taylor Otwell <taylor@laravel.com>
 */

$uri = urldecode(
    parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH)
);

// This file allows us to emulate Apache's "mod_rewrite" functionality from the
// built-in PHP web server. This provides a convenient way to test a Laravel
// application without having installed a "real" web server software here.
if ($uri !== '/' && file_exists(__DIR__.'/public'.$uri)) {
    return false;
}

require_once __DIR__.'/public/index.php';

Answer 1

To run laravel project on apache server like xampp you DO NOT need to change server.php;

There are two options to run laravel project:

A. Move contents of public folder:

1. Move all contents of public folder to root of project.
2. Change two lines in index.php in project root like below

//index.php

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require __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';

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$app = require_once __DIR__.'/bootstrap/app.php';

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warning: In this method all files must be protected. My suggestion is to change .htaccess

2. change .htaccess in root of project like below:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

# Deny access to .htaccess
<Files .htaccess>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</Files>

<Files .env>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</Files>
    <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>

<IfModule mod_suphp.c>
  suPHP_ConfigPath /home/path/to/public_html
</IfModule>

B: Move public folder

1. Move your public folder to public_html and other files in a folder aligned with public_html with your-project-name (in xampp you can put it prev folder of htdocs) 2.change index.php like below:

//index.php

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require __DIR__.'../your-project-name/vendor/autoload.php';

// in xampp: require __DIR__.'../../your-project-name/vendor/autoload.php';

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$app = require_once __DIR__.'../your-project-name/bootstrap/app.php';
// in xampp: $app = require_once __DIR__.'../../your-project-name/bootstrap/app.php';

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