HTTP Header Tool

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Overview

When a browser makes a request to a server, it is often useful to see what is sent back in the background. This tool has many uses for a variety of professionals and hobbists who like to explore the data exchanged between the browser and a server

Applications of HTTP header inspection

Verify correct setting of content-type and file names by your CGI/PHP scripts
Check the modification data of a given web page
Inspect the data sent such as images and binary files
Check that proper redirect codes are used with a moved page

The tool

Enter a URL you wish to browse for headers

References

PHP cURL documentation - a very comprehensive documentation of the PHP cURL interface with many examples

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