# HTTP Is Dead. Long Live HTTP/2!

By Ben Ramsey

- **Date:** May 22, 2015
- **Event:** php[tek]
- **Venue:** Sheraton Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel
- **City:** Chicago, IL, US

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Request for Comments (RFC) 2616 reigned supreme as the specification for the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) for fifteen years. Now, it's been obsoleted by a handful of new RFCs, and HTTP/2 is on the horizon. In this talk, we'll take a look at the new RFCs, discuss the differences and clarifications they make, and take a look ahead at what's new in HTTP/2 and what it means for you.