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+<?php
+/**
+ * Laravel - A PHP Framework For Web Artisans
+ *
+ * @package  Laravel
+ * @author   Taylor Otwell <taylorotwell@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+$uri = urldecode(
+	parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH)
+);
+
+// This file allows us to emulate Apache's "mod_rewrite" functionality from the
+// built-in PHP web server. This provides a convenient way to test a Laravel
+// application without having installed a "real" web server software here.
+if ($uri !== '/' and file_exists(__DIR__.'/public'.$uri))
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/public/index.php';