Where can I find a good detailed tutorial on the lifecycle of a page request?

Question

A good detailed tutorial on the lifecycle of a page request.

I've read up on the ASP.NET page lifecycle, I am talking about things that happened before the .NET process starts to handle the request.

i.e. domain typed into browser, DNS mapping? etc.

Answer 1

I found this MSDN article really interesting, hope you like it too.

Answer 2

I would read ASP.NET Application Life Cycle Overview for IIS 5.0 and 6.0:

Within ASP.NET, several processing steps must occur for an ASP.NET application to be initialized and process requests. Additionally, ASP.NET is only one piece of the Web server architecture that services requests made by browsers. It is important for you to understand the application life cycle so that you can write code at the appropriate life cycle stage for the effect you intend.

Answer 3

For Quick Reference:

I use the following chart all the time, it is hanging by my desk: http://blog.krisvandermast.com/ASPNET20PageLifeCycle.aspx

As well as a detailed version of each stage: http://john-sheehan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/aspnet-life-cycles-events.pdf