HTTP, the Web Protocol
Explore the fundamentals of HTTP, the core protocol enabling communication on the web. Learn to identify HTTP request and response structures, recognize key methods like GET and POST, and understand header fields. This lesson equips you with essential knowledge to work with web protocols in building dynamic applications.
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HTTP, which stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, is the technical foundation of the World Wide Web. It is a protocol, a language that allows two machines to communicate with each other.
HTTPS is the secured version of HTTP.
Technically speaking, HTTP is a pretty simple protocol based on textual commands.
Anatomy of an HTTP request
Let’s study the first part of the web exchange described previously: the request.
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