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=External=
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* HTTP 2 https://web.dev/performance-http2/
* Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP/1.1 RFC 2616 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt
* Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP/1.1 RFC 2616 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt
* O'Reilly HTTP: The Definitive Guide https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/http-the-definitive/1565925092/index.html
* O'Reilly HTTP: The Definitive Guide https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/http-the-definitive/1565925092/index.html
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=Overview=
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HTTP is a ''synchronous request/response'', ''stateless'' protocol, where a client makes a request, the server responds and the transaction is done.
HTTP is a '''synchronous request/response''', '''stateless''' protocol, where a client makes a request, the server responds and the transaction is done. Data can be sent with the request and response in three ways:
* Via URL parameters.
* Via request and response headers.
* Via the request and response body.


=Subjects=
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* [[Using telnet to Simulate a HTTP Client]]
* [[Using telnet to Simulate a HTTP Client]]
* [[Basic and Digest HTTP Authentication]]
* [[Basic and Digest HTTP Authentication]]
* [[Two-way Communication over HTTP]]


=TODO=
=TODO=

Latest revision as of 23:05, 4 October 2023




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External

Internal

Overview

HTTP is a synchronous request/response, stateless protocol, where a client makes a request, the server responds and the transaction is done. Data can be sent with the request and response in three ways:

  • Via URL parameters.
  • Via request and response headers.
  • Via the request and response body.

Subjects

TODO

Experimental HTTP Server

A simple HTTP server that can be used to investigate the behavior of HTTP clients: https://github.com/NovaOrdis/playground/tree/master/http/http-server