A relative URL is any URL that doesn't explicitly specify the protocol (e.g., " HTTP:// " or " https:// ") and/or domain ( www.example.com ), which forces the visitor's web browser (or the search engine bots) to assume it refers to the same site on which the URL appears. Relative Link A relative link, on the other hand, takes advantage of the fact that the server knows where the current document is. Thus, if we want to link to another document in the same directory, we don't need to write out the full URL. All we need to use is the name of the file. Relative Path vs Absolute Path: Absolute paths contain a complete URL, which includes a protocol, the website’s domain name and possibly a specific file, subfolder, or page name. For example: <a href="http://domain.com/ourfolder">A Folder</a> The URL here, http://domain.com/ ourfolder, can be entered into a browser’s search bar, and we’ll be taken where we ...
