Fix public directory access of Laravel in cpanel

 Create a .htaccess file inside the root directory. same level as the laravel .env file. 

and paste the below code:

DirectoryIndex index.php
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^$ public/index.php [L]
RewriteRule ^((?!public/).*)$ public/$1 [L,NC]








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