WEBSITE URL STRUCTURE
EXPLANATION-
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is nothing but a address of a unique resource on the web. It is defined as the mechanism used to retrieve any published resource on the web.
URL is divided into three parts
- Protocol
- Domain name
- Path address
The Syntax of a website URL is as follows:-
Protocol
Protocol is a way the browser connect to the web server this connection can be secure and can be not secure. The connection solely depends on SSL Certificate he is using or not. SSL Certificate enables a browser to establish a connection. This Encryption make sure that the website's personal details like user information, password, and credit card information cannot be leaked by anyone. This creates an END TO END Encryption to share data.
Domain Name
Domain Names are the name of your website. It enables the website visitors to know the name of the website. It is a identification string that defines the role of administrative authority and ownership of a particular Domain Name.
Path Address
The path address is a part of a URL that defines an internal structure of the website. There are lot of webpages in the website and these webpages are of different size,form and purpose. so these pages can placed in a structure way and given a unique placement in a web server. This web server then provides with a unique address to reach the webpage in the webserver. This unique address is called path address.
Importance of URL in Website
There are many website in the internet and it would be very difficult to identify which one is what if there is no unique identification factor. for example- In humans we have different name and then surnames, websites works in a similar manner. Every website has a unique name and ends with unique Domain Extensions like '.com or .in etc'. This is the most important part of the url as it makes a websites domain authoritative as this helps us to identify where the website is originating.
List of countries with Domain Extension
Domain
Extension
|
Country
|
a
|
(unknown)
|
bitnet
|
(unknown)
|
ac
|
United Kingdom
academic institutions
|
ad
|
Andorra
|
ae
|
United Arab Emirates
|
af
|
Afghanistan
|
ag
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
ai
|
Anguilla
|
al
|
Albania
|
am
|
Armenia
|
an
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
ao
|
Angola
|
aq
|
Antarctica
|
ar
|
Argentina
|
as
|
American Samoa
|
at
|
Austria
|
au
|
Australia
|
aw
|
Aruba
|
az
|
Azerbaijan
|
ba
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
bb
|
Barbados
|
bd
|
Bangladesh
|
be
|
Belgium
|
bf
|
Burkina Faso
|
bg
|
Bulgaria
|
bh
|
Bahrain
|
bi
|
Burundi
|
bj
|
Benin
|
bm
|
Bermuda
|
bn
|
Brunei Darussalam
|
bo
|
Bolivia
|
br
|
Brazil
|
bs
|
Bahamas
|
bt
|
Bhutan
|
bv
|
Bouvet Island
|
bw
|
Botswana
|
by
|
Belarus
|
bz
|
Belize
|
ca
|
Canada
|
cc
|
Cocos (Keeling)
Islands
|
cf
|
Central African
Republic
|
cg
|
Congo
|
ch
|
Switzerland
|
ci
|
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory
Coast)
|
ck
|
Cook Islands
|
cl
|
Chile
|
cm
|
Cameroon
|
cn
|
China
|
co
|
Colombia
|
com
|
US Commercial
|
cr
|
Costa Rica
|
cs
|
Czechoslovakia
(former)
|
cu
|
Cuba
|
cv
|
Cape Verde
|
cx
|
Christmas Island
|
cy
|
Cyprus
|
cz
|
Czech Republic
|
de
|
Germany
|
dj
|
Djibouti
|
dk
|
Denmark
|
dm
|
Dominica
|
do
|
Dominican Republic
|
dz
|
Algeria
|
ec
|
Ecuador
|
edu
|
US Educational
|
ee
|
Estonia
|
eg
|
Egypt
|
eh
|
Western Sahara
|
er
|
Eritrea
|
es
|
Spain
|
et
|
Ethiopia
|
.
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