diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index 4b0819e8..6f2db1ec 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -11,39 +11,34 @@
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
 // The path to the application directory.
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
-define('APP_PATH', realpath('../application').'/');
+$application = '../application';
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
 // The path to the system directory.
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
-define('SYS_PATH', realpath($system = '../system').'/');
-
-// --------------------------------------------------------------
-// The path to the public directory.
-// --------------------------------------------------------------
-define('PUBLIC_PATH', realpath(__DIR__).'/');
+$system      = '../system';
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
 // The path to the packages directory.
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
-define('PACKAGE_PATH', realpath('../packages').'/');
+$packages    = '../packages';
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
 // The path to the modules directory.
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
-define('MODULE_PATH', realpath('../modules').'/');
+$modules     = '../modules';
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
 // The path to the storage directory.
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
-define('STORAGE_PATH', realpath('../storage').'/');
+$storage     = '../storage';
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
-// The path to the directory containing the system directory.
+// The path to the public directory.
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
-define('BASE_PATH', realpath(str_replace('system', '', $system)).'/');
+$public      = __DIR__;
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
 // Launch Laravel.
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
-require SYS_PATH.'laravel.php';
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+require $system.'/laravel.php';
\ No newline at end of file