Changing laravel file structure

Question

I am new to Laravel and PHP programming. I am building a web application using laravel framework. When I create project using composer create-project it creates laravel files inside the laravel folder and I move all the files out of laravel folder and delete the empty laravel folder as belo.

-root folder
--app
--bootstrap
--config
--database
--public 
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After, I pushed the project to github and clone it from another computer and to add laravel files I execute composer install . Now laravel framework files are created inside a laravel folder instead of root directory.

-root folder
--app
--bootstrap 
--config
--database
--public
--laravel
----app
----bootstrap 
----config
----database
----public

How can I change the location, composer create the laravel framework files?

Answer 1

If you want to install laravel with composer then you should follow bellow this way:

Firstly install Composer according to your operating system.And then if you use xampp then create a project folder or run a command composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog this will create a root folder and a sub-folder named laravel.

Your problem is that when you secondly clone git form github that time you mixed up the main root folder that's why its duplicated.

I think you should re-install again according the given procedure.Hope this will solve your problem.

Another way: if in your pc have installed composer then you just clone the git and after that in the root folder (cloned git folder) run the command composer update .It should solve your problem.

Tricks: For opening root folder with command for windows operating system. Press select the root folder and Ctrl + Shift + right button of mouse then click the options Open command window here .

LARAVEL DOC.

Thanks.

Answer 2

Use this to create Laravel project

composer create-project laravel/laravel YourProjectName