http:// and http://www

[TheMajor]

what is the difference between websites using:

http://something.com

and

http://www.something.com


Thanks

 

[NeoNemesis]

Well the Http is the protocol that it uses and www isn't really nessecary. You can enter any website without the www and it will go to the same place.

 

[Greg]

Sometimes, it doesnt fin any page without the W's. How come?

 

[uchiha]

its really simple.

in the past, the WWW was needed to define the internet protocol for the address. Technology has transcended this and now a good number of addresses with modern servers can do without the WWW . however some websites still operate with the NEED for the WWW, so that is why.

the first site to use this was http://www.com

 

[office politics]

www should be the default subdomain in webserver software. there could be other subdomains such as forum.csamuelsfake.com

 

[OIDanTheManIO]

I know that some websites will ONLY work if there's a www in front of it. Other sites will work with both www and nothing and then there's some sites where www will not work.

-Dan The Man

 

[TheMajor]

My site works with both.

 

[OIDanTheManIO]

Good, that's ideal for websites these days.

-Dan The Man