March 2018
Beginner to intermediate
410 pages
10h 40m
English
Other headers can be used to optimize HTTP performance. HTTP supports conditional requests. Conditional requests are typically used together with some form of cache or previous knowledge of a resource. You can use the If- headers to perform actions, such as getting a resource if it is newer (Last-Modified) or different (ETag) from the resource you already have. You can upload new content only if you have a newer (Last-Modified) or different (ETag) version:
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Can be used to break a Request/Response into two requests/responses. First, only the header of the request is sent, and secondly, only the content, and only if the server is ready to accept it. While this might be counter-intuitive ... |
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