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quellabs/canvas-apache
======================

Creates a public folder and copies index.php and .htaccess files

1.0.2(3mo ago)02PHPPHP >=8.2

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Public Folder Installer
=======================

[](#public-folder-installer)

Automatically creates a `public` folder in your project root and copies essential files (`index.php` and `.htaccess`) during Composer installation.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require quellabs/canvas-apache
```

What It Does
------------

[](#what-it-does)

When installed, this package automatically:

1. Creates a `public/` directory in your project root
2. Copies `index.php` - a front controller that loads your application
3. Copies `.htaccess` - Apache configuration with URL rewriting and security settings

Files Created
-------------

[](#files-created)

### `public/index.php`

[](#publicindexphp)

Basic front controller that loads Composer's autoloader and serves as your application entry point.

### `public/.htaccess`

[](#publichtaccess)

Apache configuration including:

- URL rewriting to index.php
- Directory browsing protection
- Hidden file access denial
- UTF-8 charset setting

Behavior
--------

[](#behavior)

- Files are only copied if they don't already exist
- Existing files are never overwritten
- The installer runs automatically on `composer install` and `composer update`

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 8.2
- Apache web server (for .htaccess functionality)

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance78

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~56 days

Total

3

Last Release

119d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/57e4ab872b3e37536367f2d26b192df3d3bb6a6a1cebec9a104d14a6d2ffe157?d=identicon)[noescom](/maintainers/noescom)

---

Top Contributors

[![quellabs](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7067695?v=4)](https://github.com/quellabs "quellabs (1 commits)")

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