HTTP PUT for new file creation and directory creation

Question

How would a HTTP Server differentiate whether the request in PUT is for a folder creation or a file creation in a directory.

For HTTP GET what I understood is, if the URL has a trailing /, then HTTP Server looks out for a folder with that name and, if does not exist can look out for a file.

How does this work for PUT for a new file and folder creation?

Answer 1

HTTP (the protocol) doesn't have any concept of files or folders. URIs are opaque, except when a relative URI reference is resolved against a base URI.

If you want your server to provide file/folder services, you may want to look into WebDAV (RFC 4918).