LARAVEL LARAVEL Routing & Middleware 3

Question 1

What does the `throttle` middleware do in Laravel?

Accepted Answer

Rate-limits the number of requests a client can make within a time window

Answer

The throttle middleware applies rate limiting by restricting how many requests a client can send per minute using named rate limiters.

Question 2

Which method allows you to redirect a user to a named route in a Laravel controller?

Accepted Answer

return redirect()->route('route.name')

Answer

The redirect()->route() method creates an HTTP redirect response pointing to the URL of a named route.

Question 3

What is a route prefix used for in Laravel route groups?

Accepted Answer

Prepending a URI segment to all routes in the group

Answer

The prefix option in Route::group() prepends a common URI segment to every route defined within that group.

Question 4

What does `Route::fallback()` do in Laravel?

Accepted Answer

Handles any request that does not match any defined routes

Answer

Route::fallback() registers a route that is invoked when no other route matches the incoming request URI.

Question 5

How do you apply middleware to a controller's specific methods in Laravel?

Accepted Answer

Call $this->middleware('auth')->only(['method1','method2']) in the constructor

Answer

Controller middleware is applied per-method by calling $this->middleware() with ->only() or ->except() inside the constructor.

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