Tired of your favorite link shortening service not listening to your demands, or maybe you have a better idea for a link shortening service? This is where YOURLS comes into the picture. Wearing it’s spandex tights of freedom, it will let you use the power of PHP to roll down own link shortening service.
Some of the features include:
- Public (everybody can create short links) or private (your links only)
- Random (sequential) or custom URL keyword
- Track click count on your links
- Neat AJAXed interface
- Developer API
The requirements are pretty lean too:
- A server with mod_rewrite enabled
- At least PHP 4.3
- At least MYSQL 4.1
Once you get it up and running, you can even use it in connection with your own WordPress install so you can generate short URLs using your service for each new post or page.
The bottom line is, if you want to roll your own TinyURL, this script provides the easiest way to get that done. Download it and give it a shot at yourl.org.
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