First class notes: 1.14.07 (Mark Francillon and Jen Kramer)

What is a web app? Google, Amazon

Takes client info makes server request looks at data (processing with PHP) sorts through the databases (mySQL) spits back out to client. (PHP and mySQL are the tools we will use in this class not the only tools available)

1. Roll your own web apps
2. CMS, Blogs configure and extend existing frameworks
3. 'Web 2.0'  Open API's

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How does this all work?
URL's
what is a scheme? (FTP HTTP MAILTO)
what is a protocol? a convention or set of conventions
HTTP request:
1-URL (part that is local)
2-'Method' (operation that you'd like preformed) GET, POST, DELETE, PUT

Difference between GET and POST?
1-GET = lookup

2-POST= does something
i.e.{<form name="post" action="post.php" method="post" id="post">}