Explaining HTTP as you were of age 5.

Hello there! Today, I'm going to explain HTTP to you as if you were a 5-year-old.

HTTP is the thing that makes the Internet work. Think of it like a magic carrier pigeon that can carry letters from one place to another. Instead of carrying letters, HTTP carries information from one computer to another.

When you want to see a website, you use a program called a web browser. The web browser sends a message to the website asking for the information it needs to show you the website. This message is like a letter that the magic carrier pigeon is going to carry.

The letter says "Hello, I want to see the website at this address, please send me the information I need." This is called an HTTP request.

The website receives the message and sends back the information that the web browser needs to show you the website. This is like the magic carrier pigeon delivering the letter to the person who sent it.

The information that the website sends back is called the HTTP response. The response tells the web browser everything it needs to know to show you the website, like what colors to use, what pictures to show, and what words to use.

Now you can see the website! And it's all thanks to HTTP, the magic carrier pigeon of the Internet.

Now, Let's take this analogy and try to relate HTTP with some technical terms.🙃

In the above example, the message carrier pigeon is an analogy for the data being transferred between two entities - the client (the sender of the message) and the server (the receiver of the message). In an HTTP request, the client sends a request message to the server, and the server responds with a response message.

The HTTP request message consists of a request line, headers, and an optional message body. The request line contains the HTTP method (such as GET or POST), the URL of the resource being requested, and the HTTP version.

The headers provide additional information about the request, such as the format of the message body or the expected response format. In the example, the message written on the paper and tied to the pigeon's leg represents the headers and message body of the HTTP request.

The server receives the HTTP request and responds with an HTTP response message. The response message contains a status line, headers, and an optional message body. The status line indicates whether the request was successful or not and the version of the HTTP protocol being used.

The headers provide additional information about the response, such as the content type or the date the resource was last modified. The message body contains the data being returned to the client.

So there you have it, HTTP in a nutshell. I hope this explanation helps you understand how the Internet works, even if you're only 5 years old!