HTTP Request Methods and Structure

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To include user data in the request

POST is used for uploading new files, while PUT is used for replacing existing files

To include the data being sent to the server

To specify metadata about the request Signup and view all the answers

To specify the destination URL of the request Signup and view all the answers

GET Signup and view all the answers

To specify the domain name of the server Signup and view all the answers

/fee/NewsDetails/142317/en Signup and view all the answers

HTTP/1.1 Signup and view all the answers

There is no entity body in this request Signup and view all the answers

To request headers only that would be returned if the URL were requested with an HTTP GET method Signup and view all the answers

User input sent from the client Signup and view all the answers

HEAD Signup and view all the answers

To send user input from the client to the server Signup and view all the answers

The amount of data requested Signup and view all the answers

User input and metadata Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

PUT method: uploads a new file (object) to the server and completely replaces a file that already exists at the specified URL.
GET method: sends data to the server by including user data in the URL field of the HTTP request message, following a '?', e.g., www.somesite.com/animalsearch?monkeys&banana.

An HTTP request message consists of a start-line, header section, and message body.

POST method:
- Often includes a form with user input sent from the client to the server in the entity body of the HTTP request.
- Used to upload a new file (object) to the server.
HEAD method: requests only the headers that would be returned if the specified URL were requested with an HTTP GET method.
GET method:
- Can be used to request a specific resource from the server.
- Example of a minimal GET request: GET /fee/NewsDetails/142317/en HTTP/1.1 with the Host header set to www.menofia.edu.eg.