laravel code copied to spcsta5/public_html files
spcsta5/public_html/.htaccess - lines 28 -49
spcsta5/public_html/index.php - lines 242 -306


https://dev.to/asapabedi/deploying-laravel-5-applications-on-shared-hosting-without-the-use-of-ssh--16a6


Warning: require(/home/spcsta5/public_html/star2020/../star2020/bootstrap/autoload.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/spcsta5/public_html/star2020/index.php on line 38

Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '/home/spcsta5/public_html/star2020/../star2020/bootstrap/autoload.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/spcsta5/public_html/star2020/index.php on line 38

css
custom
fonts
images - - - -From the star2020/public/images I moved all except loading.gif. That file already existed in the public_html folder
jQuery-3.3.1
js
smartAdmin
.htaccess - - - -I copied the code from star2020/public/.htaccess to the public_html/.htaccess file that already existed.
favicon
index - - - -I tried copying laravel index block and appending to public_html/index, but it didn't work, so I reverted file to original.
mix-manifest
robots - - - -I did NOT move the star2020/public/robots.txt file to public_html. There is already a file by that name. 

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The issue may be due to a difference in version
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '?' in .../vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php on line 549

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53748977/laravel-php-parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-in-vendor-laravel-framew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g8G3YQtQt4


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