Re: httpd headers etc

Thanks Matt > > I have been picking up knowledge of http headers, etc, as > > I've gone along - > > doing redirects, fopen(), fsockopen(), caching, etc, but I've > > not sat down > > and studied the http client-server exchange as a whole. So > > the time has come > > (the walrus said) to round out my knowledge. > > > > Reading the RFC(s) is likely to be a sonorous experience. > > > > Can someone recommend a readable article/tutorial which > > covers the ground to > > a reasonable depth? > > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22http+tutorial%22 > > The HTTP Made Easy link is pretty good, but I think that the RFC is the authoritive source. I had bought a book on HTTP, but it really wasn't any better than the RFC, which I've htmlized at http://www.php-faq.com/httpintro.php My own Googling had featured "httpd" and after wading through references to setting up servers, my eyes glazed over... Was seeking to benefit from someone else's experience. My history is the same - HTML books tend not to delve 'under the hood'. I'll check out the PHP-FAQ version - but if I fall asleep over the weekend, must my dream sequences appear between HTML tags? (any other suggestions gratefully received) Thanks, =dn