Summary
The HTTP application protocol implements Web content data transfer features in the TCP/IP reference model. HTTP implements this feature by sending a request from the client and obtaining a response from the server. Unlike previous HTTP versions, in version 1.1 of the protocol, the request and response are transmitted over a persistent connection that is kept alive until the client or server terminates the connection. To determine the capabilities supported by the client and the server, the computers exchange information in header fields of a request message or a response message. The components of an HTTP message vary slightly according to the type of the message. The HTTP request is structured in the form of a Request Line, Header, ...
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