Request Lifecycle for a Mezzio-Based Application
Seamlessly Interconnected Middleware for Enterprise-Level Solutions The request lifecycle is the sequence of steps that happen from the moment a user makes an HTTP request until the server sends back a response. The graph below shows how the request is handled by Dotkernel Light (GitHub, documentation), one of the applications in the Dotkernel Headless Platform suite.
ConfigProvider - Bootstrap Modern PHP Applications
In PHP, the ConfigProvider is a class that is part of an application's bootstrap process. It's a class or callable that returns configuration data telling the platform which middleware should run, in what order, and sometimes under what conditions.
Understanding Middleware
Middleware is code that exists between the request and response, and which can take the incoming request, perform actions based on it, and either complete the response or pass delegation on to the next middleware in the queue. The purpose of middleware Middleware makes it easier for software developers to implement communication and input/output, so they can focus on the specific purpose of their application.