I have HTTP Requester add-on for firefox to make HTTPS POST requests. I just don't get why can't I simply copy and paste my HTTPS request URL directly in my browser ? Isn't it the same ? Why do I have to use an add on ?
Because if you just paste your request directly on your browser, you are going to issue a GET
HTTP command and not a POST
one.
POST
are a little bit more complicated to format. You could use a TELNET command to issue a post command like this:
$ telnet YOUR_IP 80
POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: 10.111.111.26
key1=value1&key2=value2