Why is https//www.google.com/ getting redirected to http://www.https.com/www.google.com

Every https domain name when entered without ":" is getting redirected to Why?

Try this https// https// https//

PS: is pointing to

3 Answers

You need the : otherwise your browser will do funny things. It may think you forgot to enter the .com part of a URL, or it might submit the words to a search engine.

The basic format of a URL is as follows:

{protocol}://{address}

and you need the colon in there for it to be a standard URL.

Well if you don't put in the " : " then you aren't fully qualifying the address and because of this your web browser has to take it's best guess.

(protocol)://(prefix).(domain)

All websites follow the same order as above. All of which needs to be completed for the address to be found correctly.

otherwise google etc will have to guess what you're trying to reach.

As addition to the above answers.

It depends perhaps also on the browser you use, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, Opera, and so on. They have commonly a feature activiated or not "autocomplete url" or some add on's , but it might be also a problem with the hostfile or dns of provider.

Cheking the host files:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts (newer windows)

etc/hosts (linux)

Someone tried to explain how autocompletes works in Chrome Browser.