IS 337: Website Administration

Lecture for October 31: Between the Browser and the Server

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Topics

Frens's View of Networking

  • Host names
  • Ports
  • Everything else is magic.

HTTP Request Methods

  • HTTP toggle
    • "HyperText Transfer Protocol"
    • The rules to interact with a webserver.
    • Text based.
  • Possible methods: GET, POST, HEAD, PUT, DELETE, and more
  • Message format: 
    GET /images/logo.gif HTTP/1.0  the request line
Accept-Language: en            headers
                               a blank line
                               optional message body
  • Parameter encoding

Readings and Resources

  • HTTP (at wikipedia)

Quick Written Assignment for Next Time

Write an HTTP request for the IS 337 home page.

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