Backend Fundamentals: Understanding the Backend of a Website

TLDRLearn about the backend, a computer that manages website data. HTTP is used to send messages between the front end and the backend. URL paths determine the type of response from the backend. A backend only supports specific URL paths.

Key insights

🖥️A backend is a computer that manages the data of a website.

🌐HTTP is used to send messages between the front end and the backend.

🔀Different URL paths result in different responses from the backend.

❌If a URL path is not supported, the backend will respond with an error.

📘Some backends provide documentation to list supported URL paths and their responses.

Q&A

What is the role of the backend in a website?

—The backend manages the data of a website.

How does the front end communicate with the backend?

—HTTP is used to send messages between the front end and the backend.

What determines the type of response from the backend?

—The URL path determines the type of response from the backend.

What happens if a URL path is not supported by the backend?

—The backend will respond with an error message.

Do all backends provide documentation for supported URL paths?

—Not all backends provide documentation, but some do.

Timestamped Summary

00:15A backend is a computer that manages the data of a website.

02:26HTTP is used to send messages between the front end and the backend.

14:40Different URL paths result in different responses from the backend.

19:07If a URL path is not supported, the backend will respond with an error.

21:23Some backends provide documentation to list supported URL paths and their responses.

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