HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)

ØA special protocol which application like browsers and web server use to talk to each other.

ØHTTP sessions have four step to communicating across the web

I.Make the connection

II.Request a document

III.Respond to a request

IV.Close the connection

Ø The HTTP protocol is designed to permit intermediate network elements to improve or enable communications between clients and servers.

ØHTTP Resources are identified and located on the network by Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) or , more specifically, Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)—using the http or https URI schemes

HTTP Comunication