HTTP Basics Course (How To)

During this course, we'll look at the underlying method devices use to communicate with each other: HTTP or the HyperText Transfer Protocol. In particular, we'll focus on how a modern web browser automates the sending of HTTP requests and the receiving of HTTP responses.

What you'll learn

• HTTP
• Uniform Resource Identifier
• GET
• POST
• Payload

Introduction to HTTP

During this stage you'll be introduced to the HyperText Transfer Protocol. You'll see firsthand what HTTP requests and responses look like, using a command line tool called Telnet.

Chevron 12 steps

• Introduction to HTTP

  1:22

• Building a Case for HTTP

  2:41

• Intro to HTTP

  2 questions

• HTTP Requests Using Telnet

  7:08

• HTTP Request Format

  3:01

• HTTP Headers

  1 question

• HTTP Response Format

  3:42

• HTTP Response Format

  1 question

• Sending Data with a GET Request

  4:11

• Sending Data with a GET Request

  1 question

• Sending Data with a POST Request

  5:57

• Sending Data with a POST Request

  1 question

GET and POST Requests in a Browser

After getting a feel for how HTTP looks in plaintext format, it's time to see HTTP in action with a browser. A web browser offers a GUI for HTTP that allows visitors to communicate with websites and web applications in engaging ways, all while using the HyperText Transfer Protocol. During this stage, you'll see how a browser translates user actions into HTTP requests, and subsequently renders those HTTP responses for display.

Chevron 11 steps

• The Browser as a GUI for HTTP

  1:52

• Intro to Chrome Developer Tools

  7:07

• HTML Review and URIs vs URLs

  3:47

• URIs vs URLs

  1 question

• Using Anchors for GET Requests

  4:18

• Using Anchors for GET Requests

  1 question

• Using Forms for GET Requests

  8:44

• Data in POST Requests

  1 question

• Using Forms for POST Requests

  8:32

• Using Forms for HTTP Requests

  2 questions

• Wrap-Up

  0:53