HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is a protocol used to access data on the World Wide Web (www).

HTTP protocol converts data in plain text, hypertext, audio, video, etc. can be used to export in different formats.

HTTP is similar to FTP in that it transfers files from one host to another host. However, HTTP is simpler than FTP, as HTTP only uses a single connection, i.e. no control connection to transfer files.

HTTP is a connectionless protocol. The HTTP client initiates a request and waits for a response from the server. When the server receives the request, the server processes the request and sends the response back to the HTTP client, then the client disconnects. The connection between client and server exists only during the current request and response time.

HTTP is a stateless protocol as both client and server recognize each other only during the current request. Due to this nature of the protocol, both client and server do not store information between various requests of web pages.