HTTP
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the set of rules(protocol) that
govern the transferring of files over the Internet. These files can
be text, graphics, sound or video. HTTP uses a simple server-client
interface, where the client requests a file or application and the
server processes the request and returns the correct data back to the
client. The HTTP protocol works at level 7 of the ISO-OSI stack.
The HTTP protocol is the de facto standard for transferring documents
over the internet.
The current version of HTTP is HTTP/1.1 described in the RFC 2616.
More information can be found at
the WWW
Consortium.
HTTP is the default protocol used in myserver, data is sent in clear
text, if you need to transfer confidential data like passwords then
consider to setup a HTTPS vhost.
The default installation of myserver configures a HTTP vhost on the
standard port 80, under UNIX-like systems only the root user has the
needed privileges to use that port, be sure you are root before
execute myserver or change the default port.