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Understanding Laravel Application Lifecycle

Laravel Lifecycle explains how a Laravel application processes a user request from the moment it enters the framework until a response is returned. Understanding the Laravel lifecycle helps developers write better controllers, middleware, service providers, and optimize application performance. What is Laravel Application Lifecycle? The Laravel lifecycle is the complete flow of a request inside a Laravel application. It starts when the web server receives a request and ends when Laravel sends a response back to the browser. The major stages of Laravel lifecycle are: Request received by the server Application bootstrapping Service container initialization Service providers registration and booting Request routing Middleware execution Controller execution Response generation Step 1: Request Enters Laravel Application Every Laravel request starts from the public/index.php file. This is the entry point of every Laravel application. p...

Laravel Authentication: Sanctum vs Passport

Laravel Authentication: Sanctum vs Passport (with Examples) Laravel offers two main authentication packages: Sanctum and Passport . Both solve different problems — Sanctum is lightweight and best for SPAs and mobile apps, while Passport is a full OAuth2 server solution. Let’s break it down with examples and comparisons. 1. Quick Comparison Feature Sanctum Passport Use case First-party SPA & simple API tokens Full OAuth2 server with scopes, grants Complexity Simple, easy to setup Advanced, more config needed Token type Personal access tokens, SPA cookies Access + Refresh tokens Best for Single backend apps, mobile APIs Third-party integrations, OAuth2 2. Sanctum Setup Example Sanctum is great for issuing API tokens and handling SPA cookie-based auth. Here’s how to set i...