Laravel Application Directory Structure

By default, the directory structure of Laravel is meant to meet the requirement for both large and small application development. But there is a provision to organize your application according to the way you like. Laravel doesn't put up any compulsion and restriction on locating your given class anywhere - providing the composer can is free to load that class automatically. So in this chapter, you will be learning about the two different directories of Laravel. So let us dig deep into it.

Table of Contents

1. The Root Directory Structure of Laravel

2. The App Directory Structure in Laravel

The Root Directory Structure of Laravel

This directory is one of the most important directories inside which you will find some other subdirectories. These are:

routes storage

Directory	Description
app	The app directory holds the base code for your Laravel application.
bootstrap	The bootstrap directory contains all the bootstrapping scripts used for your application.
config	The config directory holds all your project configuration files (.config).
database	The database directory holds your database files.
public	The public directory helps in starting your Laravel project and also holds other scripts (JavaScript and CSS) as well, along with images required for your project.
resources	The resources directory holds all the Sass files, language (localization) files, templates (if any).
routes	The routes directory contain all your definition files for routing such as console.php, api.php, channels.php, etc.
storage	The storage directory holds your session files, cache, compiled templates as well as miscellaneous files generated by the framework.
test	The test directory holds all your test cases.
vendor	The vendor directory holds all composer dependency files.

The App Directory Structure in Laravel

This is another Laravel directory that holds other subdirectories for additional purposes. These are:

Directory	Description
Console	The Console directory contains all your project artisan commands.
Events	The Events directory holds event files that your Laravel application may pop up. Events are used for sending messages or signals to other parts of the Laravel project that any action had taken place within the project.
Exceptions	The Exceptions directory holds your Laravel project's exception handling files, which handles all the exceptions thrown by your Laravel project.
Http	The Http directory holds different filters, requests, and controllers.
Jobs	The Jobs directory holds all lineup jobs in this directory. But it does not get created initially; instead, you need to type and run this artisan command: make:job
Listeners	The Listeners directory holds all your project's handler class for which are used for receiving and handling events.
Mail	The Main directory holds all the emails send by through your Laravel project, and this directory needs to be created using the command: make:mail
Notifications	The Notifications directory contains all your transactional notifications sent through your Laravel project, and this directory needs to be created using the command: make:notification
Policies	The policies directory holds different policies for your Laravel project.
Providers	The Providers directory is used for containing different service providers.
Rules	The Rules directory hold all the different objects related to custom validation rules, and this directory needs to be created using the command: make:rule