Support installation in subdirectory with Apache

.htaccess

@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
     RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
 
-    # Redirect Trailing Slashes...
-    RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /public/$1 [L,R=301]
+    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d [OR]
+    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
+    RewriteRule ^ ^$1 [N]
 
     # Handle assets in the public/ directory
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (\.\w+$) [NC]
@@ -19,5 +20,5 @@
     # Send Requests To Front Controller...
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
-    RewriteRule ^ public/index.php [L]
+    RewriteRule ^ server.php [L]
 </IfModule>

server.php

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Laravel - A PHP Framework For Web Artisans.
+ *
+ * @author   Taylor Otwell <[email protected]>
+ */
+$uri = urldecode(
+    parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH)
+);
+
+// This file allows us to emulate Apache's "mod_rewrite" functionality from the
+// built-in PHP web server. This provides a convenient way to test a Laravel
+// application without having installed a "real" web server software here.
+if ($uri !== '/' && file_exists(__DIR__.'/public'.$uri)) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/index.php';