# HTTP Is Dead. Long Live HTTP/2!

By Ben Ramsey

- **Date:** April 8, 2016
- **Event:** Lone Star PHP
- **Venue:** Addison Conference Centre
- **City:** Addison, TX, 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 a reality. In this talk, we'll take a look at the new RFCs, discuss the differences and clarifications they make, and take a look at what's new in HTTP/2 and what it means for you.