diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
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+<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+    RewriteEngine On
+
+    # Redirect all requests to the public directory where the front controller lives
+    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/public/
+    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/$1 [L]
+</IfModule>
+
+# Ensure the public front controller is used as the default directory index
+DirectoryIndex public/index.php