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HTTP defines how a web server and a client (e.g. a web browser) communicate. It is one of the most important applications layer standards of the [[Internet]]. | HTTP defines how a web server and a client (e.g. a web browser) communicate. It is one of the most important applications layer standards of the [[Internet]]. | ||
According to [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http Wikipedia], {{quotation | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a method used to transfer or convey information on the World Wide Web. Its original purpose was to provide a way to publish and retrieve HTML pages. Development of HTTP was coordinated by the World Wide Web Consortium and the Internet Engineering Task Force, culminating in the publication of a series of [[RFC]]s, most notably [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616] (1999), which defines HTTP/1.1, the version of HTTP in common use today. (retrieved 17:57, 28 March 2007 (MEST))}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:20, 28 March 2007
Definition
HTTP defines how a web server and a client (e.g. a web browser) communicate. It is one of the most important applications layer standards of the Internet.
According to Wikipedia, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a method used to transfer or convey information on the World Wide Web. Its original purpose was to provide a way to publish and retrieve HTML pages. Development of HTTP was coordinated by the World Wide Web Consortium and the Internet Engineering Task Force, culminating in the publication of a series of RFCs, most notably RFC 2616 (1999), which defines HTTP/1.1, the version of HTTP in common use today. (retrieved 17:57, 28 March 2007 (MEST))”
Links
- Standards
- Introductory texts
- Wikipedia HTTP article
- Other
- HTTP Status Codes (e.g. the numbers you see in your navigator when something goes wrong)