Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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FreeWorld.thc.Org : THC Hydra
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Seoconsultants.com : HTTP Status Codes Checker
Web Test Tools : Test Tools for Web

HTTP Developer Resources

W3C: HTTP 1.1 Forum
Google Books : Http Developers Handbook
Web Reference : What is Http Delta Encoding?
Protocols.Com : All about Protocols

HTTP Code Examples

JavaWorld: Post a request to an HTTP web server using Java
Dzone.com: Ruby and HTTP interaction

HTTP Books

Google Books : HTTP:The Definative Guide
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Amazon.com: HTTP: The Definitive Guide
O'Reilly: HTTP pocket reference

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Guide Note

Hypertext Transfer Protocol, or HTTP is a communication protocol used to convey or transfer information on Internet and Intranet. Its original purpose was to provide a way to publish and retrieve hypertext pages.

Fast Facts

First Documentation : Tim Berners Lee in 1991
Overseeing Body : W3C World Wide Web Consortium
Latest Version : HTTP version 1.1
Uses the TCP protocol to transmit data
Up-Coming Version : HTTP Next Generation

HTTP Status Codes

200 OK: Represents a successful response from the web server. This occurs when a page is successfully delivered to the browser.
403 Forbidden: Indicates the browser was not able to successfully communicate with the server. In many cases this is caused by a failed authentication.
404 Not Found: Indicates there was a successful connection with the server, however the file requested could not be found. This occurs when a file is missing, or there is a misconfiguration on the server.

HTTP Request Methods

Hypertext Transfer Protocol uses 8 different request methods in total. These methods indicate the type of action that is performed.

HEAD: Used to retrieve meta related information.
GET: Requests the use of a specific resource.
POST: Submits data to a specific resource. Commonly used with web forms to process and transmit data.

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