LARAVEL Routing & Middleware Flashcards

Which file is the primary location for defining web routes in a Laravel application?

Answer: routes/web.php

In Laravel, routes/web.php contains routes for the web interface with session state and CSRF protection.

Which HTTP verb method would you use to define a route that only responds to DELETE requests?

Answer: Route::delete()

Route::delete() registers a route that responds exclusively to the HTTP DELETE verb.

What does the `middleware` method do when chained onto a route definition in Laravel?

Answer: Assigns middleware to filter the request before it reaches the controller

Chaining ->middleware() on a route assigns one or more middleware classes that intercept and filter the HTTP request.

How do you define a named route in Laravel?

Answer: Route::get('/path', 'Controller@method')->name('route.name')

Named routes are created by chaining the ->name() method onto the route definition.

Which command generates a new middleware class in Laravel?

Answer: php artisan make:middleware MiddlewareName

The php artisan make:middleware command scaffolds a new middleware class in app/Http/Middleware/.

Where must you register a custom middleware in Laravel to apply it globally to every HTTP request?

Answer: In the $middleware array inside app/Http/Kernel.php

Global middleware is registered in the $middleware property of the HTTP Kernel class.