I recently finished my website's transition to Laravel and all that is left is the current forum software, vBulletin.
Right now, my website consists of various Blade files (all extending the main layout).
For the forum to work, I had to place all vBulletin files in a /forum directory inside /public and access them directly (having to add an exception in .htaccess file). So, by accessing them directly (by visiting example.com/public/forum/index.php for example), I am loosing all the Laravel functionality. But I also want to use some methods and controllers I have already defined in my Laravel site. Get the current user, his profile picture and other stuff.
Moreover, how can I use the Blade files outside of Laravel? For example, I would like to have a common header (which is already in its own header.blade.php file). How can I accomplish that instead of creating a new header.php file and have all blade syntax converted to html/php?
The question(s) above may be specific for vBulletin, but could be expanded to any application:
How do we use an external application inside Laravel, utilising Blade syntax and all the Classes / Controllers already implemented?
Thanks in advance, Ilias
