Request Lifecycle
As a developer, understanding the request lifecycle is crucial to building efficient and scalable web applications. The request lifecycle is the process that a web application goes through when a user requests a page or resource from the server. In this blog post, we will explore the different stages of the request lifecycle and what happens at each stage. User Sends a Request The request lifecycle begins when a user sends a request to the server. This can be done by clicking a link, submitting a form, or entering a URL into the address bar. The request can be for a web page, an image, a video, or any other resource that the server can provide. Web Server Receives the Request The web server is the first point of contact for the request. It receives the request and decides which application should handle it. The web server can be Apache, Nginx, IIS, or any other web server software. Application Handles the Request Once the web server has decided which application should handle the requ...