This figure describes the Oracle HTTP Server HTTP request and response cycle. A client machine sends an HTTP request to the Oracle HTTP server, and the server performs the following tasks: 1) Get request, 2) Post/read request, 3) URI translation, 4) Header parsing, 5) Access control, 6) Authentication, 7) Authorization, 8) Mime type checking, 9) Content Handling, 10) Message cleanup, 11) Return response.