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Tutorial 6: Summary of HTTP Protocol - Part 1

Default port for http is 80 and for https is 443 Different part of URL:             Protocol ://host:port/ resource_path ? query There are four popular types of verbs Get, Post, (Put, Delete)  others are  head(same as get but without msg body),  trace(to get the time toandfrom server ),  options (to retrieve server capabilities) STATUS CODES 1XX: Informational messages           100 : Expect, continue sending the data 2XX: Successful            200 : OK             202 : Accepted, but there may be no response           204 : No msg body in response           205 : Telling client to reset the content           206 : Partial content 3XX: Redirection           301 : Moved Permanently           303 : Temporary relocated           304 : Not Modified 4XX: Client Error           400 : Bad Request           401 : Unauthorized request           403 : Forbidden           404 : Wrong Resource url requested            405 : Method Not Allowed 5X