HTTP Request

[???]

I don't know all that much about HTTP Requests, but I'm wondering, can you receive two files from one request? What I want to do is eventually make my own HTTP Server in probably Java, and I want it to be able to pass variables to Javascript. I could have a "server variable definition" script block on every page, but it would be neater if it could be an external js file. Can I reasonably do this?

[jscheuer1]

As I understand it, one file per request. Multiple request are made for the typical page:

• the page itself
• /favicon.ico (and/or variations on that depending upon a number of factors)
• each image is a separate request
• each linked style file is separate
• each external script is separate
• any Flash file(s) - each separate as well

There could be other resources required for the page, these would each be separate requests.

[Twey]

The server serves only data. It's up to the client to decide what constitutes a 'file' — multiple requests may go into a single file, or the client may split a single request into multiple files. Most current Web browsers generally follow the 'one request, one file' rule, though.

A webserver in Java? That sounds like reinventing the wheel square, strapping one's self to the outside, and rolling down a hill covered in brambles. Allow me to recommend Haskell.

[???]

A webserver in Java? That sounds like reinventing the wheel square, strapping one's self to the outside, and rolling down a hill covered in brambles. Allow me to recommend Haskell.

LOL, thanks though. Haskell?

[Twey]

http://www.haskell.org/

Also good for large concurrent applications is Erlang, although it has only a weak type system, so it might be less than ideal. On that latter note, there's also Python if you prefer imperative languages.