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<a href ="somewebsite.com"> takes to localhost/somewebsite.com , Why?

I want to open somewebsite.com , but it goes to localhost/somewebsite.com , why its taking relative path.

Solution

  • Your link is missing the protocol at the start of the URL: http:// for pages not using SSL, https:// for pages securing data transfer using SSL.

    If you want a link that works in either scenario, you can use // instead of the fully qualified protocol.