php - .htaccess ReWrite engine hides directory -

i have laravel application i'm getting errors on. public folder in root folder , .htaccess file in public folder.

my .htaccess below

<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c>     rewriteengine on     # redirect trailing slashes...     #rewriterule ^(.*)/$ /$1 [l,r=301]     # handle front controller...     rewritecond %{request_filename} !-d     rewritecond %{request_filename} !-f     rewriterule ^ index.php [l] </ifmodule> 

navigating root folder not show me public folder in listing. when remove contents of .htaccess, able see folder. idea i'm getting wrong?

probably problem in server's configuration - there option hide directories own .htaccess files listings.