HTTP: The Definitive Guide - page 1
- Copyright
- Copyright
- Preface
- Running Example: Joe s Hardware Store
- Chapter-by-Chapter Guide
- Typographic Conventions
- Comments and Questions
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: HTTP: The Web s Foundation
- Chapter 1. Overview of HTTP
- HTTP: The Internet s Multimedia Courier
- Web Clients and Servers
- Resources
- Transactions
- Messages
- Connections
- Protocol Versions
- Architectural Components of the Web
- The End of the Beginning
- For More Information
- Chapter 2. URLs and Resources
- Navigating the Internet s Resources
- URL Syntax
- URL Shortcuts
- Shady Characters
- A Sea of Schemes
- The Future
- For More Information
- Chapter 3. HTTP Messages
- The Flow of Messages
- The Parts of a Message
- Methods
- Status Codes
- Headers
- For More Information
- Chapter 4. Connection Management
- TCP Connections
- TCP Performance Considerations
- HTTP Connection Handling
- Parallel Connections
- Persistent Connections
- Pipelined Connections
- The Mysteries of Connection Close
- For More Information
- Part II: HTTP Architecture
- Chapter 5. Web Servers
- Web Servers Come in All Shapes and Sizes
- A Minimal Perl Web Server
- What Real Web Servers Do
- Step 1: Accepting Client Connections
- Step 2: Receiving Request Messages
- Step 3: Processing Requests
- Step 4: Mapping and Accessing Resources
- Step 5: Building Responses
- Step 6: Sending Responses
- Step 7: Logging
- For More Information
- Chapter 6. Proxies
- Web Intermediaries
- Why Use Proxies?
- Where Do Proxies Go?
- Client Proxy Settings
- Tricky Things About Proxy Requests
- Tracing Messages
- Proxy Authentication
- Proxy Interoperation
- For More Information
- Chapter 7. Caching
- Redundant Data Transfers
- Bandwidth Bottlenecks
- Flash Crowds
- Distance Delays
- Hits and Misses
- Cache Topologies
- Cache Processing Steps
- Keeping Copies Fresh
- Controlling Cachability
- Setting Cache Controls
- Detailed Algorithms
- Caches and Advertising
