Extract hostname name from string

Question

I would like to match just the root of a URL and not the whole URL from a text string. Given:

http://www.youtube.co         


        

Answer 1

If you end up on this page and you are looking for the best REGEX of URLS try this one:

^(?:https?:)?(?:\/\/)?([^\/\?]+)

https://regex101.com/r/pX5dL9/1

It works for urls without http:// , with http, with https, with just // and dont grab the path and query path as well.

Good Luck