HTTP Verbs

A web server is a piece of software designed to accept incoming web requests.

• Example of accessing Google.com:

GET / HTTP/1.1

Host: www.google.com

GET = Verb / = Path HTTP/1.1 - Protocol

• Example of Twitter:

http://twitter.com/login

GET /login HTTP/1.1

Other verbs / acitivies:

• POST
• DELETE
• PUT
• OPTIONS
• HEAD
• and more

Meaning of the most important verbs:

• GET = Retrieve some data
• POST = Receive data (as input), and use it
• PUT = Make sure that something is there. It might create it or update something
• DELETE = Remove something