.htaccess

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

    RewriteEngine On

    # remove "www" from URI
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+) [NC]
    RewriteRule ^ http://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

    # force HTTPS
    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on
    RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

    # use public as starting point
    RewriteRule ^$ public/ [L]
    RewriteRule (.*) public/$1 [L]

</IfModule>