Comments on: How to : Create a simple url shortener script is a few minutes http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/ A do-it yourself blog Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:54:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marc http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 Marc Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:27:02 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-2437 Thank you for this nice script ... works perfect!!! :-) How can i protect my shorter? I don't want to run it public... it's only for me ;-) Thank you for this nice script … works perfect!!! :-)

How can i protect my shorter?

I don’t want to run it public… it’s only for me ;-)

]]> By: chipz http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 chipz Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:21:26 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1971 nice! this is exactly what i find! nice! this is exactly what i find!

]]> By: DrenthOne http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1882 DrenthOne Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:43:09 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1882 I copied the exact RewriteRule ^([0-9]*)$ show.php?id=$1 line into .htaccess files on two different servers. Both times, I got the "error: no hash" message (not the text box in order to shorten a link I expected). If I type http://www.mysite/12235 directly in the urlbar it works though. Any tips on how to get the shorten textbox when typing http://www.mysite.com and a redirect when typing (or clicking) http://www.mysite.com/12235? Thanks in advance! I copied the exact RewriteRule ^([0-9]*)$ show.php?id=$1 line into .htaccess files on two different servers. Both times, I got the “error: no hash” message (not the text box in order to shorten a link I expected). If I type http://www.mysite/12235 directly in the urlbar it works though. Any tips on how to get the shorten textbox when typing http://www.mysite.com and a redirect when typing (or clicking) http://www.mysite.com/12235?

Thanks in advance!

]]> By: SMeyer http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1881 SMeyer Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:06:07 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1881 Hello, thanks for the Code, but I have also the same problem as Tommy: I changed select url from urls where id = $id to select url from urls where id = ‘$id’ and also I changed INT to VARCHAR but there is also the error: Unknown column 'pm4b' in 'field list' Could you help me? Best Regards Hello, thanks for the Code, but I have also the same problem as Tommy:
I changed
select url from urls where id = $id
to
select url from urls where id = ‘$id’
and also I changed
INT
to VARCHAR
but there is also the error: Unknown column ‘pm4b’ in ‘field list’
Could you help me?

Best Regards

]]> By: Christophe Verbinnen http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1876 Christophe Verbinnen Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:30:53 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1876 you need to keep the ^ in the htaccess file. RewriteRule ^([0-9]*)$ show.php?id=$1 [L] should work ^ means start of the reg ex you need to keep the ^ in the htaccess file.

RewriteRule ^([0-9]*)$ show.php?id=$1 [L] should work

^ means start of the reg ex

]]> By: DrenthOne http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1875 DrenthOne Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:26:34 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1875 removing all the /v parts form create.php and index.php and removing the ^v part from the .htaccess file results into a 404 error. my create.php and index.php files now look like this: echo "Congrats ! here is your link : <a href="$urlOfYourSite/$hash" rel="nofollow">$urlOfYourSite/$hash</a>"; -> so i only removed the /v parts. my .htaccess file now looks like this: Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteEngine on RewriteRule /([0-9]*)$ show.php?id=$1 [L] -> so i only removed the ^v removing all the /v parts form create.php and index.php and removing the ^v part from the .htaccess file results into a 404 error.

my create.php and index.php files now look like this:
echo “Congrats ! here is your link : $urlOfYourSite/$hash“;
-> so i only removed the /v parts.

my .htaccess file now looks like this:
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule /([0-9]*)$ show.php?id=$1 [L]
-> so i only removed the ^v

]]> By: Christophe Verbinnen http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 Christophe Verbinnen Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:01:20 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1870 Hello and thant you for your feeback. you should be able to remove /v with no issue did you have some ? Hello and thant you for your feeback.
you should be able to remove /v with no issue did you have some ?

]]> By: DrenthOne http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 DrenthOne Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:56:04 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1868 Nice code! I've one question though: The script uses the following line: echo "Congrats ! here is your link : <a href="$urlOfYourSite/v/$hash" rel="nofollow">$urlOfYourSite/v/$hash</a>"; and the following line in .htaccess file: RewriteRule ^v/([0-9]*)$ show.php?id=$1 [L] Now, I'd like to create URLs without the /v parts (for instance: http://www.mysite.com/12345 instead of http://www.mysite.com/v/12345). Why can't I just to remove the /v parts form the codefiles and ^v part from the .htaccess file and what should I do in order to make it work? Thanks! Nice code! I’ve one question though:

The script uses the following line:
echo “Congrats ! here is your link : $urlOfYourSite/v/$hash“;

and the following line in .htaccess file:
RewriteRule ^v/([0-9]*)$ show.php?id=$1 [L]

Now, I’d like to create URLs without the /v parts (for instance: http://www.mysite.com/12345 instead of http://www.mysite.com/v/12345). Why can’t I just to remove the /v parts form the codefiles and ^v part from the .htaccess file and what should I do in order to make it work?

Thanks!

]]> By: Christophe Verbinnen http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1526 Christophe Verbinnen Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:39:40 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1526 you have to change this select url from urls where id = $id to select url from urls where id = '$id' to make it work with varchar... you have to change
this
select url from urls where id = $id
to
select url from urls where id = ‘$id’

to make it work with varchar…

]]> By: adshow http://djpate.com/2009/08/09/how-to-create-a-simple-url-shortener-script-is-a-few-minuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 adshow Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:43:13 +0000 http://djpate.com/?p=90#comment-1525 its working good on my site http://www.adshow.eu/ads.php its working good on my site http://www.adshow.eu/ads.php

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