Laravel Directory Structure

The directory structure of a Laravel application is designed to provide organization and maintainability. Here's a typical directory structure of a Laravel application:

laravel-app/
│
├── app/
│   ├── Console/
│   ├── Exceptions/
│   ├── Http/
│   │   ├── Controllers/
│   │   ├── Middleware/
│   │   ├── Requests/
│   │   └── Kernel.php
│   ├── Models/
│   └── Providers/
│
├── bootstrap/
│   └── app.php
│
├── config/
│
├── database/
│   ├── migrations/
│   └── seeders/
│
├── public/
│   └── index.php
│
├── resources/
│   ├── css/
│   ├── js/
│   ├── lang/
│   └── views/
│
├── routes/
│   ├── api.php
│   └── web.php
│
├── storage/
│   ├── app/
│   ├── framework/
│   └── logs/
│
├── tests/
│
├── vendor/
│
├── .env
├── .env.example
├── artisan
└── composer.json

1.   app/:  This directory contains the core application code.

•  Console/: Contains artisan commands.
• Exceptions/: Holds exception handler classes.
• Http/: Contains controllers, middleware, form requests, and route definitions.
• Models/: Houses Eloquent models.
• Providers/: Contains service providers.
• bootstrap/: Contains files that bootstrap the Laravel application.
• app.php: Initializes the Laravel framework.
   

2. config/: Contains configuration files for various aspects of the application.

• app.php: Application configuration.
• database.php: Database configuration.
• mail.php: Mail configuration.
• services.php: Configuration for third-party services.

3. database/: Contains database-related files such as migrations and seeders.

4. migrations/: Database migration files.
5. seeders/: Database seeder classes.
6. public/: The web server's document root. It contains the entry point to the application and publicly accessible assets.

• index.php: The entry point for all requests.

7. resources/: Contains non-PHP resources used by the application.

• css/: CSS files.
• js/: JavaScript files.
• lang/: Language files.
• views/: Blade templates.
   

8. routes/: Contains route definitions for the application.

• api.php: Routes for API endpoints.
• web.php: Routes for web pages.

9. storage/: Contains files generated and used by the application such as logs, cache, and uploaded files.

• app/: Stores files generated by the application.
• framework/: Stores framework-generated files such as cache and sessions.
• logs/: Contains application log files.
• tests/: Contains PHPUnit test cases for testing the application.

10. vendor/: Contains Composer dependencies.

11. .env: Environment configuration file.

12. .env.example: Example environment configuration file.

13. artisan: Command-line utility for interacting with the Laravel application.