How HTTP requests work
Understanding the process of HTTP requests when you type a URL in the browser tags: HTTP requests, browser, URL, DNS lookup, TCP connection, request, response, HTML parsing When you type something into the Google search box and press enter, have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes? This article will explain the step-by-step process of how browsers perform page requests using the HTTP/1.1 protocol. The HTTP protocol Note that this article focuses on HTTPS connections differ from regular HTTP connections....