In the http protocol, I saw sometimes we have a HOST header, like
Host: www.google.com:3333
what’s the usage for this header? Why do we need this header?
In the http protocol, I saw sometimes we have a HOST header, like Host:
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In the http protocol, I saw sometimes we have a HOST header, like
Host: www.google.com:3333
what’s the usage for this header? Why do we need this header?
When an http request hits a server, it only hits an IP/Port combination. This header shows which host was actually requested.
Many machines serve multiple hosts from the same IP. Without this header, they wouldn’t know which host was requested.