Resources and URIs
HTTP allows a browser, or another user agent, to communicate with different resources on the Internet: to do this the browser needs both the identity and the location of the resources. These two bits of information are described by a URI.
- Identifying resources on the Web
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URIs and how to access resources on the Web.
- Data URLs
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A specific kind of URIs, data URLs, embed the resource itself inside the identifier.
- Choosing between www and non-www URLs
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Advice on using a www-prefixed domain or not, this article explains the consequences of the choice as well as how to make it.
- MIME Types
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MIME media types define what kind of document a specific resource is. This article presents both the syntax and the most useful MIME types for use on the Web.
- Common MIME types
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List of common MIME types useful for Web developers.