The Journey of THIS Request
Your current request has traveled through 11 steps to reach this page. Follow the journey:
📨 Your Request Details
🔄 Request Lifecycle Steps
Entry Point
Your request arrived here first
public/index.php
Autoloader
Composer loads all classes
vendor/autoload.php
Bootstrap
Application container created
bootstrap/app.php
HTTP Kernel
Request captured, middleware stack prepared
app/Http/Kernel.php
Global Middleware
CORS, session, encryption, etc.
Kernel::$middleware
Router
CURRENTFound this route: GET /demos/lifecycle
routes/web.php
Route Middleware
Auth, throttle, verified, etc.
Route middleware
Controller
CURRENTYou are here! 👈
ServiceContainerDemoController@lifecycle
Response
Building the view you'll see
View rendering
Middleware (return)
Response travels back through middleware
Response middleware
Browser
Response sent to you!
Your browser
⏱️ Typical Timeline
* Times are approximate and vary based on your application logic
🎯 Why Understanding Lifecycle Matters
Debugging:
Know where to look when things go wrong. Middleware issue? Check step 4-7. Slow response? Check step 8-9.
Optimization:
Understand where time is spent. Database queries in step 8, view rendering in step 9.
Middleware Order:
Middleware runs in order. Auth before throttle means authenticated requests aren't rate-limited as strictly.
Termination Tasks:
After step 11, Laravel runs termination callbacks. User doesn't wait for these!