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URL Locator

A URL is a web address that identifies and locates an internet resource like a webpage, image, or file. It consists of components like the protocol, domain name, path, query parameters, and fragment identifier. The protocol specifies how to access the resource, the domain name identifies the website or server, the path denotes the location within the site, query parameters provide additional information, and the fragment identifier links to a specific section. URLs allow users to precisely navigate and access content on the web in a standardized way.

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URL Locator

A URL is a web address that identifies and locates an internet resource like a webpage, image, or file. It consists of components like the protocol, domain name, path, query parameters, and fragment identifier. The protocol specifies how to access the resource, the domain name identifies the website or server, the path denotes the location within the site, query parameters provide additional information, and the fragment identifier links to a specific section. URLs allow users to precisely navigate and access content on the web in a standardized way.

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Uniform Resource Locator

(URL)
Web Design and Development
URL
A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a specific type of web address that is
used to locate and access resources on the internet. It serves as the unique
identifier for a particular resource, such as a webpage, an image, a video, a file,
or any other type of resource available on the web.

This is the standardized way of specifying the location of various web resources –
allowing users to navigate or access specific content on the internet.
URL
A URL typically consists of several components:
● Protocol: It indicates the communication protocol that should be used to
access the resource, such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) or HTTPS
(HTTP Secure) for web pages.
● Domain Name: It specifies the specific website or server where the resource
is hosted. For example, in the URL "https://www.example.com," the domain
name is "example.com."
● Path: It denotes the specific location or file within the website or server. It
could be a directory or a specific webpage/file. For example, in the URL
"https://www.example.com/page1.html," "/page1.html" is the path.
URL
A URL typically consists of several components:
● Query Parameters: They are optional parameters that provide additional
information to the server or website. Query parameters are separated from the rest
of the URL by a question mark (?) and are typically in the form of key-value pairs.
For example, in the URL "https://www.example.com/search?q=keyword," the query
parameter is "q=keyword," where "q" is the key and "keyword" is the value.
● Fragment Identifier: It refers to a specific section or anchor within a webpage. The
fragment identifier is indicated by a hash (#) followed by the identifier. It is
commonly used to navigate to a specific section of a long webpage. For example, in
the URL "https://www.example.com/page.html#section2," the fragment identifier is
"#section2."
NOTES
● Follow best practices
● Actual file paths dictate the final URL
● File/Directory Naming Convention
○ Use lowercase
○ Use a dash (-) instead of a space
○ Use safe characters, avoid symbols
○ Use / instead of \
● Read about URI and URN as well

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