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(For module options see Documentation:Modules/http. Yes, --http-pwd looks right)
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''Did you want the [[Web Interface|HTTP Interface]]?''
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:''Did you want the [[HTTP Interface]] module or how to [[Control VLC via a browser]]?''
{{protocol|id=http|altid=https|altid2=unsv}}
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{{Protocol|id=http|altid=https|altid2=unsv}}
  
 
HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol. It's an application network layer developed in the early days of the Internet to transmit {{HTML}} and text files. Today it's used for every kind of media, thanks to its flexibility.
 
HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol. It's an application network layer developed in the early days of the Internet to transmit {{HTML}} and text files. Today it's used for every kind of media, thanks to its flexibility.
  
 
{{VLC}} can use this protocol for multimedia [[streaming]]. It can read a stream from an HTTP server like Apache, or act like an HTTP server dumping multimedia over the network.
 
{{VLC}} can use this protocol for multimedia [[streaming]]. It can read a stream from an HTTP server like Apache, or act like an HTTP server dumping multimedia over the network.
 
==Module options==
 
:''See [[Documentation:Modules/http]]''
 
 
==Source code==
 
{{file|modules/access/http.c|access module}}
 

Revision as of 04:08, 3 April 2019

Did you want the HTTP Interface module or how to Control VLC via a browser?
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VLC uses this protocol (or access module) to read data from a device or network.

HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol. It's an application network layer developed in the early days of the Internet to transmit HTML and text files. Today it's used for every kind of media, thanks to its flexibility.

VLC media player can use this protocol for multimedia streaming. It can read a stream from an HTTP server like Apache, or act like an HTTP server dumping multimedia over the network.