Where things live.
WHAT THE MAIN DIRECTORIES HOLD
Application code: controllers, models, and your own classes
Configuration Database migrations and seed data Public files, including the single entry point Templates Route definitions
Generated files: cache, logs, compiled templates, uploads
Dependencies, installed by Composer Tests
WHAT MATTERS MOST ABOUT THAT LIST
Only one directory is meant to be publicly reachable.
Everything else sits outside it.
WHY
So configuration, code and data cannot be requested directly.
WHAT THAT MEANS ON SHARED HOSTING
The default arrangement must be adapted, since cPanel serves a specific directory.
WHAT THE ENTRY POINT DOES
Receives every request and passes it to the framework.
WHAT THE COMMAND-LINE TOOL PROVIDES
Generating files, running migrations, clearing caches, running scheduled work.
WHAT TO KEEP OUT OF VERSION CONTROL
Dependencies Environment configuration Generated files
WHAT TO LEARN EARLY
Where to look when something is wrong: the log directory.
