LARAVEL Routing & Middleware Flashcards

What does the `throttle` middleware do in Laravel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer: Prepending a URI segment to all routes in the group

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

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

Answer: Handles any request that does not match any defined routes

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

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

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

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

What Artisan command caches all application routes to speed up route registration?

Answer: php artisan route:cache

php artisan route:cache serializes all routes into a single cached file, reducing the overhead of route registration on each request.