HTTP. The Definitive Guide 

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• 1. Copyright

• 2. Preface

  Preface

• 3. Running Example: Joe s Hardware Store

  Running Example: Joe s Hardware Store

• 4. Chapter-by-Chapter Guide

  Chapter-by-Chapter Guide

• 5. Typographic Conventions

  Typographic Conventions

• 6. Comments and Questions

  Comments and Questions

• 7. Acknowledgments

  Acknowledgments

• 8. Part I: HTTP: The Web s Foundation

• 9. Chapter 1. Overview of HTTP

  Chapter 1. Overview of HTTP

• 10. HTTP: The Internet s Multimedia Courier

  1.1 HTTP: The Internet s Multimedia Courier

• 11. Web Clients and Servers

  1.2 Web Clients and Servers

• 12. Resources

  1.3 Resources

• 13. Transactions

  1.4 Transactions

• 14. Messages

  1.5 Messages

• 15. Connections

  1.6 Connections

• 16. Protocol Versions

  1.7 Protocol Versions

• 17. Architectural Components of the Web

  1.8 Architectural Components of the Web

• 18. The End of the Beginning

  1.9 The End of the Beginning

• 19. For More Information

  1.10 For More Information

• 20. Chapter 2. URLs and Resources

  Chapter 2. URLs and Resources

• 21. Navigating the Internet s Resources

  2.1 Navigating the Internet s Resources

• 22. URL Syntax

  2.2 URL Syntax

• 23. URL Shortcuts

  2.3 URL Shortcuts

• 24. Shady Characters

  2.4 Shady Characters

• 25. A Sea of Schemes

  2.5 A Sea of Schemes

• 26. The Future

  2.6 The Future

• 27. For More Information

  2.7 For More Information

• 28. Chapter 3. HTTP Messages

  Chapter 3. HTTP Messages

• 29. The Flow of Messages

  3.1 The Flow of Messages

• 30. The Parts of a Message

  3.2 The Parts of a Message

• 31. Methods

  3.3 Methods

• 32. Status Codes

  3.4 Status Codes

• 33. Headers

  3.5 Headers

• 34. For More Information

  3.6 For More Information

• 35. Chapter 4. Connection Management

  Chapter 4. Connection Management

• 36. TCP Connections

  4.1 TCP Connections

• 37. TCP Performance Considerations

  4.2 TCP Performance Considerations

• 38. HTTP Connection Handling

  4.3 HTTP Connection Handling

• 39. Parallel Connections

  4.4 Parallel Connections

• 40. Persistent Connections

  4.5 Persistent Connections

• 41. Pipelined Connections

  4.6 Pipelined Connections

• 42. The Mysteries of Connection Close

  4.7 The Mysteries of Connection Close

• 43. For More Information

  4.8 For More Information

• 44. Part II: HTTP Architecture

• 45. Chapter 5. Web Servers

  Chapter 5. Web Servers

• 46. Web Servers Come in All Shapes and Sizes

  5.1 Web Servers Come in All Shapes and Sizes

• 47. A Minimal Perl Web Server

  5.2 A Minimal Perl Web Server

• 48. What Real Web Servers Do

  5.3 What Real Web Servers Do

• 49. Step 1: Accepting Client Connections

  5.4 Step 1: Accepting Client Connections

• 50. Step 2: Receiving Request Messages

  5.5 Step 2: Receiving Request Messages

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