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Re: PHP Runs In WinXP Command Window But Not In Browser [message #173586 is a reply to message #173585] Tue, 19 April 2011 20:35 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Tim Streater is currently offline  Tim Streater
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In article <4dadf161$0$14017$bed64819(at)gradwell(dot)net>,
Denis McMahon <denis(dot)m(dot)f(dot)mcmahon(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:46:01 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> William Gill wrote:
>
>>> When a user types peter.example.com into his browser, the browser says
>>> "???" ; then asks one of the root servers (who maintain a list of all
>>> the building directories for the ".com" part of peter.example.com
>>> "where do I begin?"; the root server says "Ask Peter's hosting company
>>> at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
>
>> No. The browser does NOT do that. The browser sends a request to
>> whatever DNS server its configured to look up and the DNS server does
>> all that, and relays the answer back
>
> WRONG. The browser asks the local resolver, which is usually a process
> running on the same system. The local resolver then does the lookup
> according to it's configuration and settings (which may be defined by dhcp
> settings, or may be statically configured) and returns an answer to the
> browser.

The browser only makes the one request and gets an answer back. This in
the worst case may involve a series of requests being made on its behalf
up the hierarchy. It depends how much stuff has been cached.

--
Tim

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nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689
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