# Books - Ruby - Mechanize - HTTP

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 25, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/books-ruby-mechanize-http/135847 "2008-04-25T17:25:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![fred](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@fred](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fred)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/books-ruby-mechanize-http/135847/1 "2008-04-25T17:25:46Z")

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Hello,

Anybody knows a good book with examples to understand Mechanize and the  
HTTP protocols (GET and POST)?

I don’t understand it and i can’t find the right books about these  
topics specific.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![fred](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@fred](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fred)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/books-ruby-mechanize-http/135847/2 "2008-04-25T17:50:26Z")

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Fred wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Anybody knows a good book with examples to understand Mechanize and the  
> HTTP protocols (GET and POST)?
> 
> I don’t understand it and i can’t find the right books about these  
> topics specific.

I am unaware of any book covering Mechanize.

I wrote up some of my experiences using Mechanize here:

```
 http://www.jamesbritt.com/2007/4/8/how-i-did-it-rubystuff-com

```

but the details on the Mechanize API may be somewhat dated.

I’ve found Web Client Programming with Perl to be very helpful:

```
http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/webclient/

```

It’s free online, and despite using Perl the examples are useful and the  
appendices very informative.

There are also the various HTTP RFCs, too.

–  
James B.

“A principle or axiom is of no value without the rules for applying it.”

- Len Bullard

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**Author:** ![fred](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@fred](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fred)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/books-ruby-mechanize-http/135847/3 "2008-04-25T18:22:44Z")

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James B. schreef:

> It’s free online, and despite using Perl the examples are useful and the  
> appendices very informative.
> 
> There are also the various HTTP RFCs, too.

Thank you James