HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is used to transfer information between a web server and a web client. While you're using flat HTML pages you don't need to know much about the protocol, but once you get into web-based applications, a little knowledge can be a great help.
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HTTPS SSL overhead and cookies
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Topics covered in this module
HTTP Headers, Heads and bodies.
GET, POST and other methods.
MIME Types, Cache Controls and other headers.
Maintaining State.
Hidden fields and Cookies.
Use of Cookies.
Course links
The following web pages are used as references / examples in this module
[
Link] PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
(at http://www.php.net)
We check these links from time to time with a spider written in PHP. Latest full check was on Saturday, 12th June 2004. Titles are extracted from the web pages listed.
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