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This post will look at what makes up a URL or web address. This may be particularly useful if you don\u2019t know how a web address is formatted or if you are planning how best to make use of your Coventry.Domains subdomain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A URL is a web address that references a resource on the web, specifying where it is located and how it can be retrieved. Most web browsers display the URL of a webpage above the page in an address bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A typical URL might look like http:\/\/www.example.com\/index.html<\/code> with the protocol (HTTP<\/code>), the domain name (http:\/\/www.example.com<\/code>) and a file name (index.html<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The web protocol will be either HTTP or HTTPS. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the original web protocol where information is sent in plain text over the web. HTTPS is the secure web protocol (the \u2018S\u2019 stands for Secure) and means information sent to and from this webpage will be encrypted. With HTTPS sites you will often see a \u2018lock\u2019 symbol next to the URL in a browser\u2019s address bar \u2013 this helps you know if the website you are on is secure, and is particularly useful when shopping and banking online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The domain name will include the main domain name (e.g. ‘example’ in ‘example.com’) and a top-level domain name (e.g. .com). The file name might reference a web page or an image file, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your Coventry.Domains\nsubdomain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With your Coventry.Domains account you are provided with a subdomain name and web hosting space. You have the choice to decide what this subdomain name will be, but for this example let\u2019s say you choose the word \u201cpseudonym\u201d as your subdomain name to have pseudonym.coventry.domains as where you will host your websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In this example, \u201cpseudonym.\u201d is your subdomain name, \u201ccoventry\u201d is the main domain name and \u201c.domains\u201d is the top-level domain name (the same as \u201c.com\u201d, \u201c.net\u201d, \u201c.ac.uk\u201d etc.). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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