[Info-vax] HTTP and HTML File Upload Basics

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 10/20/2020 8:18 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> At the core of a web server is a "listener" which can implement 
> accepting incoming socket requests.
> 
> The "payload" can then be some standard action, or, a "script" to 
> execute can be part of the payload.
> 
> Web servers usually are set up to perform some standard actions, and 
> other actions will require a script for the desired action.  These 
> scripts are what allows customization of a web server.  If very specific 
> actions are required, that most likely will require a custom script.

More common terms today would be "static content" and "dynamic content".

Static content being HTML, CSS and JS.

Dynamic content being PHP, ASP.NET, Jave EE, RoR, node.js, CGI scripts etc..

Arne