URL Encoding

URL Syntax https://admin:[email protected]:80/bio.txt;pp=1&qp=2#Three URL Part URL Data Scheme https User admin Password pass123 Subdomain www Domain example.com Port 80 Path /bio.txt Path Parameter pp=1 Query Parameter qp=2 Fragment Three Safe Characters RFC1738 section 2.2 outlines the safe characters to use in an HTTP URL Scheme: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789$-_.+!*'(), Safe characters can be used in URLs without any form of encoding as they aren’t reserved for special use in the construction of the URL....

October 6, 2014 · 2 min · Chris