Top "Url" questions

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator), is a universal identifier on the web.

What is %2C in a URL?

I'm trying to understand the structure of a URL, and I'm seeing a lot of %2C. I'm guessing this is …

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What is the best regular expression to check if a string is a valid URL?

How can I check if a given string is a valid URL address? My knowledge of regular expressions is basic …

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How do I parse a URL into hostname and path in javascript?

I would like to take a string var a = "http://example.com/aa/bb/" and process it into an object …

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Refresh image with a new one at the same url

I am accessing a link on my site that will provide a new image each time it is accessed. The …

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Get current URL path in PHP

I need to get the path from the URL of the current request. For example, if the current URL is: "…

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React-router urls don't work when refreshing or writing manually

I'm using React-router and it works fine while I'm clicking on link buttons, but when I refresh my webpage it …

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How do I load an HTTP URL with App Transport Security enabled in iOS 9?

So, the new beta SDK of iOS released last night has "App Transport Security" which encourages developers to use https …

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Check if a JavaScript string is a URL

Is there a way in JavaScript to check if a string is a URL? RegExes are excluded because the URL …

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Get escaped URL parameter

I'm looking for a jQuery plugin that can get URL parameters, and support this search string without outputting the JavaScript …

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Change URL parameters

I have this URL: site.fwx?position=1&archiveid=5000&columns=5&rows=20&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc what I need is …

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