What fundamental concepts of HTTP should be understood before delving into advanced PHP development techniques like AJAX?

Before delving into advanced PHP development techniques like AJAX, one should have a solid understanding of fundamental concepts of HTTP such as request methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), status codes (200, 404, 500), headers (Content-Type, Authorization), and cookies. These concepts are crucial for handling communication between the client and server effectively. 

// Example PHP code snippet demonstrating the use of HTTP request methods

if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
    // Process POST request
    $data = $_POST['data'];
    // Perform necessary actions with the data
} elseif ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
    // Process GET request
    $id = $_GET['id'];
    // Retrieve data based on the ID
} else {
    // Handle other request methods
    http_response_code(405); // Method Not Allowed
}

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