Category Archives: URL Basics

Our Internet browsers request files from Web servers, and the Web server gives it to us, if it can. Frequently, we only request a directory and do not specify any particular file. In such a case, the web server frequently … Continue reading →

Page Index Basing a Relative URL on the Root Folder When to Use a Root-based Relative URL Basing a Relative URL on the Current Folder When to Use a Relative URL Based on the Current Folder A relative URL is … Continue reading →

An absolute URL is a URL that includes the protocol and the hostname (and all the other parts of a URL, if needed). Every absolute URL will explicitly provide all the information that the web browser needs to find the … Continue reading →

To fully understand URLs, it helps to know at least the basic parts of a URL. This is a subject that can actually get quite complicated, and would end up involving a lot of stuff that most of you will … Continue reading →

So, just what is a URL? People may use URLs everyday without realizing what they are. Well, it is basically a web address…like the ones you type into your web browser. The letters URL stand for Uniform Resource Locator. And … Continue reading →