Run Laravel via a subdirectory on an Apache server

The following Apache site config can be used to run a Laravel application via a subdirectory (e.g. yourdomain.com/admin).

Config

<VirtualHost *:80>
    # What domain these configs are for
    ServerName yourdomain.com

    # What directory is served when the root domain is visited (e.g. yourdomain.com)
    DocumentRoot /var/www/main/public
    
    # What directory is served when yourdomain.com/admin is visited
    Alias /admin "/var/www/admin/public"

    # Directory settings for main
    <Directory /var/www/main/public>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    # Directory settings for admin
    <Directory /var/www/admin/public>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mydomain-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mydomain-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Summary of setting up an Apache site config

Place config file in /etc/apache2/sites-available directory

Enable the config with this command:

> a2ensite yourdomain.conf

Run this command to check for any errors in the configs:

> apache2ctl -t

Restart Apache to make the changes take effect:

> systemctl restart apache2