Sockets and Get of Http protocol

I have homework and I am completely lost. I am not fluent in java (or any other programming language). I am really struggling with these upper level java classes not knowing the basics of java. Long story on how that happened. Here is the assignment.

Write a program in Java that uses sockets to connect to a web server on port 80, requests a web page using GET of the HTTP protocol, and displays the resulting HTML

Ok i pretty much understand the socket thing, but i have been unable to find any info in the get of the http protocol. everything that shows up is relating to url connection, however, i don't think that is the assignment.

here is what i have for the socket so far which i got from a youtube tutorial so i don't have that great of a grasp on it.

Code java:

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import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
public class Server  {
 
 
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception 
	{
		Server SERVER = new Server();
		SERVER.run();
	}
 
		public void run() throws Exception
		{
		ServerSocket one = new ServerSocket (80);
		Socket myskt = one.accept();
		InputStreamReader IR = new InputStreamReader(myskt.getInputStream());
		BufferedReader BR = new BufferedReader (IR);
 
		String message = BR.readLine();
		System.out.println(message);
 
		if (message != null)
		{
			PrintStream PS = new PrintStream (System.out);
			PS.println ("Message Received");
		}
		one.close();
		}
 
 
	}

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Not looking for the assignment to be done for me. Just some help in the right direction please. and some links would be amazing.

Quote:

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info in the get of the http protocol

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Get is probably the most commonly used HTTP statement. Google must have lots of pages that describe the HTTP protocol. Every time you enter a URL in the browser, it sends a GET to the site.


Here's a site that defines the HTTP protocol:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt

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I have found information on the get, but most of it is the urlconnection stuff. is the GET of the HTTP protocol a part of the urlconnection or am i looking for something different since i need to use a socket to connect. it just seems pointless to use a socket if i am using the urlconnection. Im sorry I know so little about this im not even sure how to word my questions.

The HTTP protocol has nothing to do with a Java class. It defines how client-server communications are to be done.
The protocol can be used by any language. There are java classes that use the http protocol.

Ok i feel a little silly now that i get the question. I was thinking it was a class. Thank you for taking the time.

Ok. Come on back if you have problems down the line.