# 📂 Quick Guide to Laravel Directory Structure
When you first open a fresh Laravel project, the number of folders might feel overwhelming. Here’s a quick guide to help you understand the **Laravel directory structure** and what each folder is for.
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## 🔑 Important Folders in Laravel
### 1. **app/**
Contains the core of your application’s logic.
- `Http/` → Controllers, Middleware, Requests
- `Models/` → Eloquent models (database tables)
- `Console/` → Custom Artisan commands
👉 This is where most of your coding happens.
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### 2. **bootstrap/**
Holds files for bootstrapping the framework, including `app.php` which starts Laravel. It also caches configuration for better performance.
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### 3. **config/**
Contains configuration files (database, mail, cache, services, etc). These often pull values from `.env`.
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### 4. **database/**
Includes migrations, seeders, and factories.
- `migrations/` → Create or modify tables
- `seeders/` → Populate tables with test data
- `factories/` → Generate fake data
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### 5. **public/**
The entry point of your application. It has `index.php`, which loads everything. Also stores public assets like CSS, JS, and images.
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### 6. **resources/**
Contains views, raw assets, and language files.
- `views/` → Blade templates
- `lang/` → Localization files
- `css/js/` → Frontend assets (compiled by Laravel Mix/Vite)
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### 7. **routes/**
Defines all application routes.
- `web.php` → Routes for web UI
- `api.php` → Routes for APIs
- `console.php` → Artisan commands
- `channels.php` → Event broadcasting
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### 8. **storage/**
Used for app-generated files.
- `logs/` → Error logs
- `framework/` → Sessions, cache, views
- `app/` → User-uploaded files
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### 9. **tests/**
Contains test cases for unit and feature testing. Run tests with:
```bash
php artisan test
### 10. **vendor/**
Contains all Composer dependencies (Laravel itself lives here). You usually don’t touch this folder.