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HTTP Pocket Reference
The HyperText Transfer Protocol, or HTTP, is the backbone of
the World Wide Web. HTTP is the language that each web
browser (or other web client) uses to communicate with
servers around the world. All web programmers,
administrators, and application developers need to be
familiar with HTTP in order to work effectively.
The
HTTP Pocket Reference not only provides a solid
conceptual foundation of HTTP, it also serves as a quick
reference to each of the headers and status codes that
comprise an HTTP transaction. The book starts with a
tutorial of HTTP, but then explains the client request and
server responses in more detail, and gives a thorough
technical explanation of more advanced features of HTTP
(such as persistent connections and caching).
Most people use the Web every day without knowing anything
about HTTP, but for those who need to get "beyond the
browser," this book is the place to start.
What Is HTTP?
HTTP Transactions
Client Methods
Server Response Codes
Headers
URL Encoding
Client and Server Identification
Referring Documents
Retrieving Content
Media Types
Cookies
Authorization
Persistent Connections
Client Caching
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