#and the subdomains (an often common one is the ). ๐ The port number comes after the TLD
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#www.#URLs are everywhere nowadays#but still#you would be amazed at how many people don't understand their basic structure and functionality. A URL is a string reference to a web reso#and can be split into multiple parts: ๐ The protocol#such as HTTP or HTTPS#is always at the beginning and is followed by a colon and two slashes. ๐ The domain is the principal part of the URL#and it is what identifies the website. It includes the domain name#the TLD (top-level domain)#and the subdomains (an often common one is the ). ๐ The port number comes after the TLD#but usually it is not shown to the end user. The default port depends on the protocol#so for HTTP#we have port 80 by default#while for HTTPS is port 443. ๐ The path is the specific location of a webpage or resource within a website. It starts with a forward slash#such as search terms or form data#a query string can include multiple key-value pairs separated by ampersands (example: ?key1=value1&key2=value2). ๐ The last part is the f#it can be used to specify a specific section or element within a webpage (example: about) and to create in-page links that allow users to
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