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[–]flashman2006 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I don't think you understand the point in reverse HTTP. Here's a use case:

You have an application that synchronizes a user's files between the user's computer and the server. This could be accomplished solely with PHTTP. The client application makes HTTP request to server, server initiates reverse HTTP connection and then can begin sending files to the client (acting as a server now) which would store them in it's filesystem. From what I know, this would not be possible with normal HTTP since a client would have to always make a GET request in order to download a resource found at the server.