how to remove folder public in laravel

Question

I have laravel setup on xampp located in http://localhost/laravel but to test it I have to go to localhost/laravel/public How do I get rid of the /public ? I would like to be able to access it directly through http://localhost/laravel

Answer 1

Try this article. It explains why .htaccess is not the way to go, and offers two alternatives. http://driesvints.com/blog/laravel-4-on-a-shared-host

Answer 2

1. REMOVING .htaccess from root if you have created
2. take all files and folder from public to root directory
3. remove ../ from index.php
4. rename OR remove public folder

Answer 3

The better way is to use a virtual host and you may check this answer to setup a virtual host. Also you may use this solution but it's not recommended because it tells to move all files and folders from public to your app root folder.