Master Laravel's Request Flow: Take Control of Your Application's Lifecycle

The book is the result of my curiosity to understand how Laravel:

• Handles an incoming HTTP request

• Uses the Pipeline to run all the middlewares

Reading the Laravel framework's source code can help you understand how it is built from the inside because it allows you to see how the framework's different components interact.

This can give you a better understanding of the underlying architecture and design decisions that were made and can help you to identify any potential issues or areas for improvement.

Additionally, by understanding the inner workings of a framework, you can more effectively use its features and customize it to fit your specific needs.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Summary of Incoming HTTP Request Flow

3. Middleware in Laravel

   1. Global middleware

   2. Web and API middleware

   3. Route Specific middlewares

4. Creating the Application

5. Handling the Incoming Request

   1. Bootstrapping the Application

   2. Registering and Bootstrapping Service Providers

   3. Extension Point: Add your Custom Service Provider

   4. Sending the Request through the Global Middlewares

   5. Extension Point: Add your Global middleware

6. Sending the Request through the Pipeline

7. Generating Response by the Router

8. Executing the Controller/Action function

9. Conclusion

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