# File lib/typhoeus/request.rb, line 85
    def host
      slash_location = @url.index('/', 8)
      if slash_location
        @url.slice(0, slash_location)
      else
        query_string_location = @url.index('?')
        return query_string_location ? @url.slice(0, query_string_location) : @url
      end
    end