stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol and is the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. It enables the retrieval of resources such as documents through its request-response model. HTML, on the other hand, is a markup language used to structure the content of web pages. It consists of various s that define the different elements on a webpage.
When a user wants to access a webpage, they enter a (Uniform Resource Locator) into their browser. The browser then sends an HTTP request to the server using the or methods. The GET method retrieves data from the server, while the POST method sends data to the server, such as form submissions.
The server responds to the request with an , which includes a , s, and the requested resource. The status code indicates the success or failure of the request, such as 200 for a successful request or 404 for a not found error. The headers provide additional information about the response, such as the content type and length.