Laravel Project Structure

A scalable and maintainable folder structure for Laravel applications

Directory Structure Explanation

The main application folder containing all the core logic of the Laravel application.

Contains controllers, middleware, and other HTTP-related logic.

Contains Eloquent models for database interaction.

Contains service providers for bootstrapping the application.

Contains the app.php file which bootstraps the framework and handles autoloading.

Contains configuration files for the Laravel application.

Contains database migrations, seeders, and factories for managing the database schema and data.

Contains the entry point (index.php) and assets like CSS, JavaScript, and images.

Contains views, language files, and raw assets like Sass and JavaScript.

Contains all the route definitions for the application.

Contains logs, compiled Blade templates, file uploads, and other generated files.

Contains automated tests for the application.

Contains Composer dependencies installed for the Laravel project.

Stores environment-specific configuration like database credentials.

Defines the project dependencies and scripts for Composer.

Documentation file providing an overview and instructions for the project.