HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a request and response protocol used to send a request to a server and receive a response back in the form of a file. HTTP is the basis of data communication for the web. HTTPS is an evolution in HTTP, where the “S” stands for secure socket layer allowing communication in HTTP to be more secure.
The official NGINX Open Source repository.
HAProxy Load Balancer's development branch (mirror of git.haproxy.org)
canonical libwebsockets.org networking library
A high performance HTTP proxy cache server and RESTful NoSQL cache server based on HAProxy
Web application acceleration, advanced DDoS protection and web security
Asynchronous C networking library with HTTP server, WebSockets, reverse proxy, HTTP/2 gRPC client, TLS and event loop.
Phorklift is an HTTP server and proxy daemon, with clear, powerful and dynamic configuration.
HTTP/2 support for libmicrohttpd
Apache Axis2/C - JSON/REST and SOAP web services framework in C. Runs as an Apache httpd module, standalone, or embedded; supports HTTP/2, Android and MCP.
Created by Tim Berners-Lee
Released 1989