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OverviewWeb technology has become the foundation for all sorts of
critical networked applications and far-reaching methods of
data exchange, and beneath it all is a fundamental protocol:
HyperText Transfer Protocol, or HTTP.
HTTP: The Definitive Guide documents
everything that technical people need for using HTTP
efficiently. A reader can understand how web applications
work, how the core Internet protocols and architectural
building blocks interact, and how to correctly implement
Internet clients and servers. Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionBehind every web transaction lies the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) --- the language of web browsers and servers, of portals and search engines, of e-commerce and web services. Understanding HTTP is essential for practically all web-based programming, design, analysis, and administration. While the basics of HTTP are elegantly simple, the protocol's advanced features are notoriously confusing, because they knit together complex technologies and terminology from many disciplines. This book clearly explains HTTP and these interrelated core technologies, in twenty-one logically organized chapters, backed up by hundreds of detailed illustrations and examples, and convenient reference appendices. "HTTP: The Definitive Guide" explains everything people need to use HTTP efficiently -- including the "black arts" and "tricks of the trade" -- in a concise an |
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