regex - how to configure htaccess file if main controller resides in public folder -

i saw near identical question mine, accepted answer doesn't work reason.

my problem cannot access index.php sits inside public folder. have tried innumerable combinations , believe it's in correct folder -- public folder.

the answer didn't work make rewritebase %{document_root}/public. did index of. @ least public folder not visible, however, feels i'm getting close.

any appreciated.

ps. can see application on local machine rewritebase /projectname/public url must include public or index of page. want rid of public portion , work off root (domain name).

here .htaccess file:

options -multiviews rewriteengine on rewritebase %{document_root}/public rewritecond %{request_filename} !-d rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f rewriterule ^(.+)$ index.php?url=$1 [qsa,l] 

updated htaccess file:

options +followsymlinks -multiviews rewriteengine on rewritebase /public/  rewritecond %{request_filename} !-d rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f rewriterule ^(.+)$ index.php?url=$1 [qsa,l] 

rewritebase supposed relative path documentroot not full path.

here 2 .htaccess need use:

root/.htaccess:

rewriteengine on  rewriterule .* public/$0 [l] 

public/.htaccess:

directoryindex index.php options +followsymlinks -multiviews rewriteengine on rewritebase /public/  rewriterule ^index\.php$ - [l,nc]  rewritecond %{request_filename} !-d rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f rewriterule .* index.php?url=$0 [qsa,l]