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HTTP Protocol

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the primary protocol for data communication on the World Wide Web, facilitating requests from clients to servers for resources like HTML pages and images. It operates over TCP on port 80 and is stateless, meaning each request is independent, with session management handled by cookies or sessions. HTTPS enhances HTTP by adding SSL/TLS encryption for secure communication, making it the preferred choice for most websites today.

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HTTP Protocol

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the primary protocol for data communication on the World Wide Web, facilitating requests from clients to servers for resources like HTML pages and images. It operates over TCP on port 80 and is stateless, meaning each request is independent, with session management handled by cookies or sessions. HTTPS enhances HTTP by adding SSL/TLS encryption for secure communication, making it the preferred choice for most websites today.

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HTTP Protocol

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the foundation of data communication on the World
Wide Web.
It is a client-server protocol where a client (such as a web browser) sends a request to a
web server, and the server responds with the requested resource.
These resources may include HTML pages, images, videos, or API responses.

HTTP works over TCP, typically using port 80. It is a stateless protocol, meaning that each
request is independent and the server does not remember previous requests.
To maintain session state, technologies such as cookies and sessions are used.

An HTTP message has two main parts: headers and body. The request includes a method
(GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), a URL, headers, and sometimes a body.
The server responds with a status code (such as 200 OK, 404 Not Found, or 500 Internal
Server Error), headers, and optional content.

Because HTTP is not encrypted, HTTPS was developed. HTTPS uses SSL/TLS encryption to
secure communication between client and server.
Today, most websites use HTTPS instead of plain HTTP for security reasons.
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1. What is the main purpose of HTTP?

2. What does it mean that HTTP is stateless?

3. What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS?

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