How to make shorten URL like bit.ly

Asked Jun 27 '14 at 16:50

Active Jun 27 '14 at 17:08

Viewed 270 times

I want to make a script to shorten URLs that works like Bit.ly.

If a Bit.ly shortened URL is, for example, bit.ly/12Rgy3, then how do I generate the 12Rgy3 part?

I want to store this information in a database, and I want to keep the length of those random strings between 3 and 6 characters only. How do I generate these strings so that I never get duplicates? I am using PHP.

edited Jun 27 '14 at 17:08

asked Jun 27 '14 at 16:50

user3783730

You just want to split the string on '/' or do you want to generate the url aswell? You got that working for you? – Jonast92 Jun 27 '14 at 16:52
What h ave you tried? Checksum? – Joe DF Jun 27 '14 at 16:52
i want to generate 12Rgy3 <-- this part only, other things i know.. – user3783730 Jun 27 '14 at 17:01

How to make shorten URL like bit.ly

0 Answers0