How to access subdirectory without typing it to url?

[Andy_Kemp]

Site Structure

htdocs/ or www/ or public_html/
    |
    | ==> frontend/
    | 	    |
    |       | ==> pages/
    |       | ==> templates/
    |       | ==> templates_c/
    |       | ==> index.php
    |           
    | ==> backend/
    | 	    |
    |       | ==> pages/
    |       | ==> templates/
    |       | ==> templates_c/
    |       | ==> index.php
    |
    | ==> ajax/   
    | ==> cron/
    | ==> files/
    | ==> includes/
    | ==> install/
    | ==> languages/
    | ==> .htaccess

I want to access frontend directory when url is www.site.com not www.site.com/frontend

[QuickOldCar]

You can not place it in a frontend folder, or do an apache/htaccess rewrite rule

[Andy_Kemp]

You can not place it in a frontend folder, or do an apache/htaccess rewrite rule

Can you help me with this htaccess rewrite rule. I have tried different rules what i found from internet but none of them worked

[QuickOldCar]

I don't see why you don't place these files into the root directory

 

| | ==> pages/
| | ==> templates/
| | ==> templates_c/
| | ==> index.php

 

Anyway, make sure mod_rewrite is enabled on the server. Restart apache after making the changes.

 

In .htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^frontend/(.*)$ /$1 [R=301,NC,L]

Edited September 23, 2015 by QuickOldCar

[Psycho]

You can also change the 'root' folder for your site. Not knowing what you are using for hosting, I can't give you specific instructions. But, if you are with a host, they should have the ability to configure your domain. Just point the domain to the frontend folder (I assume that none of the files in the backend folder need to be directly accessible via a browser). If you do this, then frontend/ will be the root for your domain and no one would be able to directly access files in backend/