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You will need a database. &nbsp;Users will enter the long url which the database will store along with a 2nd field which is a randomly generated short text. &nbsp;When users click on the short link they are directed briefly to your site, the database runs quick lookup and then redirects to the actual site.
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You will need a database.  Users will enter the long url which the database will store along with a 2nd field which is a randomly generated short text.  When users click on the short link they are directed briefly to your site, the database runs quick lookup and then redirects to the actual site.

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I haven't used this script myself but does exactly what you are seeking:<br />
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lilurl/files/lilurl/" rel="ugc">http://sourceforge.net/projects/lilurl/files/lilurl/</a>
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I haven't used this script myself but does exactly what you are seeking:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lilurl/files/lilurl/ [http://sourceforge.net/projects/lilurl/files/lilurl/]

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To webjinks:<br />
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It seems the project has been out-of-sync for a while. I thought there is no need for MySQL as all of this could be done through Mod-ReWrite. Any comments?
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To webjinks:

It seems the project has been out-of-sync for a while. I thought there is no need for MySQL as all of this could be done through Mod-ReWrite. Any comments?

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I just stumbled upon:<br />
<a href="http://www.ultramegatech.com/blog/2009/03/creating-a-tinyurl-clone/" rel="ugc">http://www.ultramegatech.com/blog/2009/03/creating-a-tinyurl-clone/</a><br />
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I just stumbled upon:
http://www.ultramegatech.com/blog/2009/03/creating-a-tinyurl-clone/ [http://www.ultramegatech.com/blog/2009/03/creating-a-tinyurl-clone/]



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The easiest one is creating script to create folder with short name input contained with index.html that redirecting to long url.<br />
Don't forget to add captcha.
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The easiest one is creating script to create folder with short name input contained with index.html that redirecting to long url.
Don't forget to add captcha.

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Hi,<br />
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I want users to visit my site, provide a LONG URL and my site should convert it to a short URL. How do I accomplish it using Apache?
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Hi,

I want users to visit my site, provide a LONG URL and my site should convert it to a short URL. How do I accomplish it using Apache?

How do I create a site similar to TinyURL using Apache ?

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