HTTP Basics

Core Idea

HTTP is request text and response text with status codes, headers, and sometimes a body.

Practice Alone

Use curl -I for headers and plain curl for the body.

Done When

You can identify a status code and one header.

Go Deeper

• Client explains the program initiating the request.
• Server explains the process responding to the request.
• IP Networking explains the DNS, address, port, and protocol layers below HTTP.
• HTTP gives a fuller HTTP request-response reference.