Setup with JMeter

Let's see how JMeter implements it.

The main element is HTTP Request:

Figure 7.4: HTTP Request

We can easily find all that we previously saw.

Similarly, all HTTP methods are accessible:

Figure 7.5: HTTP Request – HTTP methods

JMeter can use multiple implementations (Java or HTTPClient4) to handle HTTP requests.

It is recommended to use HTTPClient4 (the default implementation) for performance, functionality, and compatibility reasons:

Figure 7.6: HTTP Request – HTTP implementations

Here are some features of HTTPClient4 that are not available with a Java implementation:

• Better control of how connections are reused within Keep-Alive
• Virtual Host or IP spoofing
• Client certificate-based authentication
• Kerberos authentication
• Wider support for HTTP methods
• The ability to use the DNS Cache Manager element to have better control of DNS configuration
• Fine control of the retry mechanism

If we need...