We need to alter the .htaccess file, so that the request for the public files is not passed to the index.php file, but instead goes into to the public folder and finds the requested resource.
1. Start by opening up the .htaccess file that's in the root of our project.
2. Add the following highlighted code:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^css/([^/]+) public/css/$1 [L] RewriteRule ^js/([^/]+) public/js/$1 [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?request=$1 [QSA,L] </IfModule>