Separate CodeIgniter public folder

Question

I\'ve been trying to change my CodeIgniter file structure to make it safer and cleaner but I can\'t get it to work. I want to separate the application/system and the public

Answer 1

As per the CodeIgniter Installation Instructions...

/var/application/
/var/system/
/var/www/index.php

For the best security, both the system and any application folders should be placed above web root so that they are not directly accessible via a browser. By default, .htaccess files are included in each folder to help prevent direct access, but it is best to remove them from public access entirely in case the web server configuration changes or doesn’t abide by the .htaccess.