Your Laravel controller is not the start of the story.
By the time it runs, the framework has already gone through a full lifecycle you never see.
We broke down the entire request flow step by step. Read it here👇
https://certificates.dev/blog/the-laravel-request-lifecycle-step-by-step
Follow a Laravel HTTP request from start to finish, exploring when the container is built, service providers run, and controllers execute—demystifying the framework step by step.