ARTICLES & TUTORIALS FOR XML DEVELOPMENT: XML HTTP Requests Tutorials for Programming with XML and Requesting of HTTP

Use XML directly over HTTP for Web services - SOAP technologies usually exchange XML over HTTP, but SOAP has its pros and cons, and a lot discussion has focused on how to use XML more directly to communicate between applications. This tip describes the direct approach, and discusses where it is most appropriate. It also discusses how to use WSDL to describe such services.

SQL Server Queries over HTTP with XML - This users guide will go through some of the basic steps that one might take in order send an HTTP request to a SQL Server. The request will instruct the SQL server to return XML, which we will parse and display neatly in a grid.

XHTML, http accept-header and mime-type application/xhtml+xml - In 2005 it is high time to start serving XHTML as XML on a grand scale. Others have been doing it for years. I have been doing it since Christmas. Switching between XHTML as xml and text/html is easy using the HTTP accept header.

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - HTTP is the protocol used for information exchange on the WWW. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions a HTTP Server and an HTTP Client (which in most cases is a Browser) should take in response to various messages. HTTP uses a reliable, connection-oriented transport service such as the TCP. HTTP is a stateless Protocol, where each request is interpreted independently, without any knowledge of the requests that came before it.

XML HTTP Request Tutorials- The XMLHttpRequest Object - The XMLHttpRequest object is supported in Internet Explorer 5.0+, Safari 1.2, Mozilla 1.0 / Firefox, and Netscape 7.