Public Folder Installer

Automatically creates a public folder in your project root and copies essential files (index.php and .htaccess) during Composer installation.

Installation

composer require quellabs/canvas-apache

What It Does

When installed, this package automatically:

1. Creates a public/ directory in your project root
2. Copies index.php - a front controller that loads your application
3. Copies .htaccess - Apache configuration with URL rewriting and security settings

Files Created

public/index.php

Basic front controller that loads Composer's autoloader and serves as your application entry point.

public/.htaccess

Apache configuration including:

• URL rewriting to index.php
• Directory browsing protection
• Hidden file access denial
• UTF-8 charset setting

Behavior

• Files are only copied if they don't already exist
• Existing files are never overwritten
• The installer runs automatically on composer install and composer update

Requirements

• PHP >= 8.2
• Apache web server (for .htaccess functionality)

License

MIT