The Network: HTTP
HTTP is one of several network protocols the common Web browser uses. When a Web browser requests a page, it makes this request in the form of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). This URL contains important information about the resource being requested, using the following syntax.
<protocol>://<server name>[:<port number>]/<location>
The protocol requested can be one of many different protocols, but most commonly is either HTTP, ftp for file transfer protocol, or file for a file on the local machine. Table 27-2 provides a more complete list of protocols that most browsers will accept.
| Protocol | Description |
|---|---|
| http:// | World Wide Web server |
| ftp:// | FTP server (file transfer) |
| https// | Secure HTTP |
| news:// | Usenet newsgroups ... |
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