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We see so many URLs everyday, but do we know what are the parts of an URL, what does each part means? In this post I will discuss the various parts of the URL.<\/p>\n

An URL may consists of as many as 6 parts. The different parts of the URL are:<\/p>\n

scheme:\/\/domain:port\/path?query_string#fragment_id<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some people refer to the parts as:<\/p>\n

protocol:\/\/hostname:port\/pathname?search#hash<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Just to easily remember the different parts, I normally refer the URL as<\/p>\n

protocol:\/\/domain:port\/path?query_string#hash<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now lets see what each part means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Part<\/th>\nMeaning<\/th>\nRequired<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
scheme or protocol<\/td>\nInternet protocol to be followed. e.g. http, https, ftp, mailto, etc. This defines the syntax of the URL.<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
domain or hostname<\/td>\nThis is the destination location for the URL. It can be a hostname or ipaddress.<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
port<\/td>\nThe port to be used to connect to the location.<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
path or pathname<\/td>\nThis is typically a file or location on the web server.<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
query_string or search<\/td>\nThis is the data to be passed to software running on the server.<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fragment_id or hash<\/td>\nThis specifies a part or a position within the overall resource or document<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Lets see a few example URLs to understand what are the different paths of the URL.<\/p>\n

\nExample 1:<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.example.com\/
\nThis URL consists of only 2 parts. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
protocol<\/td>\nhttp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
domain<\/td>\nwww.example.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nExample 2:<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.example.com:80\/example.php?x=1&y=2#results
\nIn this URL the different parts are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
protocol<\/td>\nhttp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
domain<\/td>\nwww.example.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
port<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
path<\/td>\nexample.php<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
query_string<\/td>\n?x=1&y=2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
hash<\/td>\n#results<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nExample 3:<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.example.co.in:80\/example.php?x=1&y=2#results
\nIn this URL the different parts are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
protocol<\/td>\nhttp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
domain<\/td>\nwww.example.co.in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
port<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
path<\/td>\nexample.php<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
query_string<\/td>\n?x=1&y=2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
hash<\/td>\n#results<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Lets analyse the example 3 in more detail
\nThe URL is http:\/\/www.example.co.in:80\/example.php?x=1&y=2#results<\/p>\n

In this URL we will breakdown the URL further<\/p>\n