| CONNECT |
For use with a proxy that can change to being an SSL tunnel. |
| DELETE |
Deletes the specified resource. |
| GET |
Requests a representation of the specified resource. By far the most common method used on the Web today. Should not be used for operations that cause side-effects (using it for actions in web applications is a common misuse).
GET /tech/html/index.shtml HTTP/1.0
or
GET /index.html HTTP/1.0
If-Modified-Since: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:38:31 GMT
or
GET /index.html HTTP/1.0
Connection: keep-alive |
| HEAD |
Asks for the response identical to the one that would correspond to a GET request, but without the response body. This is useful for retrieving meta-information written in response headers, without having to transport the entire content.
HEAD /tech/html/index.shtml HTTP/1.0 |
| OPTIONS |
Returns the HTTP methods that the server supports. This can be used to check the functionality of a web server |
| POST |
Submits data to be processed (e.g. from an HTML form) to the identified resource. The data is included in the body of the request. This may result in the creation of a new resource or the updates of existing resources or both.
POST /cgi-bin/search.pl HTTP/1.0
Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-length: 35
email=YOUR_EMAIL&query=1crn |
| PUT |
Uploads a representation of the specified resource. |
| TRACE |
Echoes back the received request, so that a client can see what intermediate servers are adding or changing in the request. |
