Request Lifecycle

Overview

This document explains how a request flows through the GEMVC framework, from initial HTTP request to final response.

1. Entry Point

Apache Server

# .htaccess
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L]

OpenSwoole Server

// server.php
$server->on('request', function ($request, $response) {
    $bootstrap = new \Gemvc\Core\SwooleBootstrap($request);
    $apiResponse = $bootstrap->processRequest();
    // ... response handling
});

Next Steps

• Architecture Overview
• Security Guide
• Performance Guide