URLs allows Clients to specify (to the Server) which resources it wants to work it (create, read, update or delete)
URL stands for “Uniform Resource Locator”
Parts of a url are mandatory (such as the “http”) and parts are optional (i.e. ?key=1&key=2)
Let’s look at the following URL:
https://www.example.com:80/path/to/myfile.html?key1=value1&key2=value2#SomewhereInTheDocument
It is made up of the following parts:
| Part | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Protocol | https |
communicate to the Server that the HTTP protocol is being used for this Request (FTP, mailto) are examples of other protocols |
| Domain | www.example.com |
Name of the web server being requested |
| Path | /path/to/myfile.html |
The path to the resource on the Server |
| Query | ?/key1=value&key2=value |
Extra parameters provided to the Server |
| Anchor | #SomewhereInTheDocument |
An anchor to another part of the document; works a “bookmark” inside the resource |