![]() ![]() I think the people on this list are overlooking the fact that these services are excellent when used in a non-commercial setting. Sounds like a fun idea for a little open source app. But this puts the workload on each individual page to do any additional processing, such as tracking/logging/authentication/etc. htaccess or nf and just use mod_rewrite without any sort of database or script. The simpler, 10 minute version of this is that you could always just put the redirects right into the. The major benefits here are that you don’t have to depend on a third party, don’t have to worry about what the third party is doing with your customers, can implement (or not) any sort of tracking, authentication, or whatever else you might deem needed. Third: mod_rewrite to intercept these shortened urls of a certian pattern, and rewrite them, so the “url key” is passed to the script you already wrote. Second: Small PHP/Ruby/Perl script which will query the database for the “url key” and depending on your preferences, either do a header redirect, a 301 page moved, or a 302 page moved, or use filesystem reads to read the “full url” page right into that script. I’ll explain the 2 hour version first.įirst: Database with your shortened “url key” and your longer “full url” I just did something similar to this for a project, and Implementing this service on your end is anywhere from about 10 minutes to 2 hours, depending on how you want to set it up. Link shortening can only get so sexy but this does sound like a step up. TinyUrl has none of these features, and we are adding more features soon, including enterprise features specifically for email lists like your own. * give your links nicknames so you remember what they link to! ![]() * track how many clicks were made on each link * update a short link if the destination link changes, without breaking the short link If you were to use URL123 instead of TinyUrl, you would be able to: The creator of just sent us an email describing the extra oomph his service provides though. It prevents us from having to send out long links like this: Ī_nice_customer_experience_from_american_express.php In our email newsletter, we usually use to shorten links.
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