laravel create controller in a folder code example
Example 1: laravel php artisan make:controller in subfolder
php artisan make:controller subfolder/SomeController
Example 2: php artisan create controller inside folder
php artisan make:controller App\\pathName/controllerName
Example 3: laravel controller create command in a folder
However, if you would like to create it in a custom directory then refer to the line below:
php artisan make:controller pathName/controllerName