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Dennis Olson said:
Why are URLs so long?


HTTP​


What is HTTP?​

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is designed to enable communications between clients and servers.

HTTP works as a request-response protocol between a client and server.

Example: A client (browser) sends an HTTP request to the server; then the server returns a response to the client. The response contains status information about the request and may also contain the requested content.

HTTP Methods​

  • GET
  • POST
  • PUT
  • HEAD
  • DELETE
  • PATCH
  • OPTIONS
  • CONNECT
  • TRACE
The two most common HTTP methods are: GET and POST.

The GET Method​

GET is used to request data from a specified resource. (A “resource” is generally a server of some kind - Dennis)

Note that the query string (name/value pairs) is sent in the URL of a GET request:

/test/demo_form.php?name1=value1&name2=value2

(NOTE: Look for the question mark in a URL. Everything that follows is data sent up TO THE SERVER, to tell it what record to fetch for you. After that are variables and values, separated by “&”, that are parsed by the server and used to lookup a specific record - Dennis)


Some notes on GET requests:

  • GET requests can be cached
  • GET requests remain in the browser history
  • GET requests can be bookmarked
  • GET requests should never be used when dealing with sensitive data
  • GET requests have length restrictions
  • GET requests are only used to request data (not modify)

The POST Method​

POST is used to send data to a server to create/update a resource.

The data sent to the server with POST is stored in the request body of the HTTP request:

POST /test/demo_form.php HTTP/1.1
Host: w3schools.com

name1=value1&name2=value2

Some notes on POST requests:

  • POST requests are never cached
  • POST requests do not remain in the browser history
  • POST requests cannot be bookmarked
  • POST requests have no restrictions on data length
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I thought  I had a dry sense of humor...

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library lady said:
'This calls for a little Soul Music!' from Lawrence Welk
https://twitter.com/x/status/2093466365558735338
View: https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/2093466365558735338
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I'm going to send that to my DD.
She's a dancer, and she will provide some colourful commentary I'm sure...
 
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