The first documented version of HTTP was HTTP V0.9 (1991) has only GET: http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Protocols/HTTP/AsImplemented.html http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Pr

The first documented version of HTTP was HTTP V0.9 (1991) has only GET: http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Protocols/HTTP/AsImplemented.html http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Protocols/HTTP/AsImplemented.html Basic HTTP as defined in 1992 had GET, PUT, HEAD, POST, LINK, TEXTSEARCH, CHECKIN, etc.: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/Methods.html http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/Methods.html More generic info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol