How HTTP Works: Hands on Explanation

HTTP is an application layer protocol working on top of TCP/IP and is widely used on the Internet to access websites. It’s a text-based protocol up to version 2 when a binary version was first introduced. Understanding HTTP on a basic level is crucial for both back-end and front-end software engineers. Here’s a short explanation of how HTTP works. What is TCP/IP IP (Internet Protocol) is a network protocol used to address and route packets of data across network....

March 18, 2023 · 5 min · Aleksandr Tabakov