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HTTP Request is a message within a request/response sequence, according to HTTP specification. May also refer an HttpRequest class in software frameworks and libraries that automates relevant functionality

From W3C specification:

A request message from a client to a server includes, within the first line of that message, the method to be applied to the resource, the identifier of the resource, and the protocol version in use.

    Request       = Request-Line              ;
                    *(( general-header        ;
                     | request-header         ;
                     | entity-header ) CRLF)  ;
                    CRLF
                    [ message-body ]          ;

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How to make an HTTP POST web request

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Local Storage vs Cookies

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Are HTTPS URLs encrypted?

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How is an HTTP POST request made in node.js?

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How to send a PUT/DELETE request in jQuery?

GET:$.get(..) POST:$.post().. What about PUT/DELETE?
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How do you make a HTTP request with C++?

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I want to write a little helper method which returns the base URL of the site. This is what I came up with: public static string GetSiteUrl() { string url = string.Empty; HttpRequest request = HttpContext.Current.Request; if…
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