Magento – Why `code` folder is missing under `app` folder in magento 2 stable version

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I have downloaded Magento 2 stable from https://www.magentocommerce.com/download with sample data and installed.

It's working fine in both areas i.e. frontend & backend.

But I could not find app/code folder.

Similar module folders are found under vendor\magento.

Has the folder structure changed in Magento 2 again?
Where we can put our custom module folder?

Best Answer

app/code is missing because all Magento modules are put to vendor directory for 3rd-party developers convenience, so they do not have to mix their own code with the core. Now it is easy to develop custom modules without committing the whole Magento core to your GIT repository (unlike in Magento 1).

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Magento 2 – How to Install a Custom Module

Just create the app/code/YourNameSpace/ModuleName folder yourself. Make sure, that your composer.json in the project root contains the line

    "files": [
        "app/etc/NonComposerComponentRegistration.php"
    ]

in the autoload section (see https://github.com/magento/magento2-community-edition/blob/master/composer.json#L42) which is responsible for loading modules which are not installed via composer.

Magento 2.0 – Fix Custom Module Enabling Error

Giving full control (read/write/execute) to var and pub directory solved this issue for me.

sudo chmod -R 777 var pub

Or, you may also try running the command using sudo.

sudo php -f bin/magento module:enable --clear-static-content Test_Module

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