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Chapter 48. HTTP

Table of Contents
Introduction -- Introduction to HTTP_Request
Basic Authentication -- Authentication for protected websites
Cookies -- Making use of Cookies within HTTP_Request.
File uploads -- Uploading files via HTTP
Request headers -- Adding additional headers to the HTTP request.
Proxy Authorization -- Making use of a HTTP proxy
Response Evaluation -- Evaluating the information from a HTTP response
HTTP_Request_Listener -- attaching listeners to HTTP_Request operations

The package provides an easy way to perform HTTP requests. It supports GET/POST/HEAD/TRACE/PUT/DELETE, Basic authentication, Proxy, Proxy Authentication, SSL, file uploads etc.

HTTP_Request