
Let’s break apart a simple Google URL to look at the various components:
www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ihackstuff
The base URL is followed by several parameters, each separated by the
ampersand (&) character. Each parameter is made of several variables and values,
as shown in Table 1.3.
Table 1.3
Google URL Components
Variable Value Description
hl en The language in which the results page will be printed.
q ihackstuff The query to be submitted.
Special Characters
A URL represents special characters and spaces with hex-encoded equivalents of
the characters. Some browsers will adjust a typed URL, replacing special charac-
ters and spaces with hex-encoded ...