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    Pramukh Shlok by Pratik

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    HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for transferring data, such as text, audio, video, over the internet or World Wide Web. It uses a client-server model where a client sends a request to the server which processes it and sends a response back. HTTP is stateless, connectionless, and media independent. A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) specifies the method, host computer, optional port number, and path to a resource on the web.

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    HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for transferring data, such as text, audio, video, over the internet or World Wide Web. It uses a client-server model where a client sends a request to the server which processes it and sends a response back. HTTP is stateless, connectionless, and media independent. A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) specifies the method, host computer, optional port number, and path to a resource on the web.

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    HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for transferring data, such as text, audio, video, over the internet or World Wide Web. It uses a client-server model where a client sends a request to the server which processes it and sends a response back. HTTP is stateless, connectionless, and media independent. A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) specifies the method, host computer, optional port number, and path to a resource on the web.

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    HTTP

    o HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol.


    o It is a protocol used to access the data on the World Wide Web (www).
    o The HTTP protocol can be used to transfer the data in the form of plain text,
    hypertext, audio, video, and so on.
    o This protocol is known as HyperText Transfer Protocol because of its efficiency
    that allows us to use in a hypertext environment where there are rapid jumps
    from one document to another document.
    o HTTP is similar to the FTP as it also transfers the files from one host to another
    host. But, HTTP is simpler than FTP as HTTP uses only one connection, i.e., no
    control connection to transfer the files.
    o HTTP is used to carry the data in the form of MIME-like format.
    o HTTP is similar to SMTP as the data is transferred between client and server. The
    HTTP differs from the SMTP in the way the messages are sent from the client to
    the server and from server to the client. SMTP messages are stored and
    forwarded while HTTP messages are delivered immediately.

    Features of HTTP:
    o Connectionless protocol: HTTP is a connectionless protocol. HTTP client initiates
    a request and waits for a response from the server. When the server receives the
    request, the server processes the request and sends back the response to the
    HTTP client after which the client disconnects the connection. The connection
    between client and server exist only during the current request and response
    time only.
    o Media independent: HTTP protocol is a media independent as data can be sent
    as long as both the client and server know how to handle the data content. It is
    required for both the client and server to specify the content type in MIME-type
    header.
    o Stateless: HTTP is a stateless protocol as both the client and server know each
    other only during the current request. Due to this nature of the protocol, both
    the client and server do not retain the information between various requests of
    the web pages.

    HTTP Transactions

    The above figure shows the HTTP transaction between client and server. The client
    initiates a transaction by sending a request message to the server. The server replies to
    the request message by sending a response message.

    Messages
    HTTP messages are of two types: request and response. Both the message types follow
    the same message format.
    Request Message: The request message is sent by the client that consists of a request
    line, headers, and sometimes a body.

    Response Message: The response message is sent by the server to the client that
    consists of a status line, headers, and sometimes a body.

    Uniform Resource Locator (URL)


    o A client that wants to access the document in an internet needs an address and
    to facilitate the access of documents, the HTTP uses the concept of Uniform
    Resource Locator (URL).
    o The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a standard way of specifying any kind of
    information on the internet.
    o The URL defines four parts: method, host computer, port, and path.

    o Method: The method is the protocol used to retrieve the document from a


    server. For example, HTTP.
    o Host: The host is the computer where the information is stored, and the
    computer is given an alias name. Web pages are mainly stored in the computers
    and the computers are given an alias name that begins with the characters
    "www". This field is not mandatory.
    o Port: The URL can also contain the port number of the server, but it's an optional
    field. If the port number is included, then it must come between the host and
    path and it should be separated from the host by a colon.
    o Path: Path is the pathname of the file where the information is stored. The path
    itself contain slashes that separate the directories from the subdirectories and
    files.

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