Extend Request class in Laravel 5

Question

I\'m new to Laravel (only experienced Laravel 5, so no legacy hang up here)

I\'d like to know how to extend the core Request class. In addition to how to extend it,

Answer 1

Here is Official Document: Request Lifecycle

Content of app/Http/CustomRequest.php

add this line to public/index.php

$app->alias('request', 'App\Http\CustomRequest');

after

app = require_once __DIR__.'/../bootstrap/app.php';

change the code at public/index.php

Illuminate\Http\Request::capture()

to

App\Http\CustomRequest::capture()