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V2.1(11y ago)11142[1 issues](https://github.com/lukexf/simplelinkshortener/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/lukexf/simplelinkshortener/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=2.5.7 Since Jul 6Pushed 9y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/lukexf/simplelinkshortener)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/lukexf/simplelinkshortener)[ RSS](/packages/lukexf-simplelinkshortener/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (3)DependenciesVersions (6)Used By (0) [![#Simple Link Shortener](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/66fd6cbe0041a26b3e85db3bd168400010c7d5ca6b899dde463dc33b57c5e0c9/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39596d31612f336562643463386663612e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/66fd6cbe0041a26b3e85db3bd168400010c7d5ca6b899dde463dc33b57c5e0c9/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39596d31612f336562643463386663612e706e67) ###### I got asked if I could make a super simple link shortner. But saw potential to make it much more useful; Feel free to fork, knife or spoon my code. Using [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) Licensing. If you have any suggestions or issues with the any of the projects then feel free to raise an issue or a request a pull of the fixed version. [](#i-got-asked-if-i-could-make-a-super-simple-link-shortner-but-saw-potential-to-make-it-much-more-useful-feel-free-to-fork-knife-or-spoon-my-code--using-mit-licensing-if-you-have-any-suggestions-or-issues-with-the-any-of-the-projects-then-feel-free-to-raise-an-issue-or-a-request-a-pull-of-the-fixed-version) **Quick Download** - Latest Released File Download: [**V1.1** - e572348](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/releases/tag/V1.1) - Latest Released Database Download: [**V2.1** - 92fada1](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/releases/tag/V2.1) - *suggested download* Check Help and install guide for any issues you come across. [![###V1 - Super Simple - file storage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/74baee23e4ecaad05554f58cee920cb310135ba8bd9a07f7ea188ea6c952ef89/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39596e69792f623731643230653165652e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/74baee23e4ecaad05554f58cee920cb310135ba8bd9a07f7ea188ea6c952ef89/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39596e69792f623731643230653165652e706e67)The most simple shortner is extremely easy to use. All that is needed to get this working is a quick download and dump it on the deployment zone of your choice. As this is a very short script the only downside is that to add links you must place them inside links.ini using a FTP program or editor, but you could improve upon it to allow trusted users to edit the page or add new lines to it. **Requirmenets** 1. PHP 2.5.7 or higher 2. Ability to use .htaccess files 3. File acces to be able to edit links.ini 4. Ability to upload files ReleaseDescriptionDownload LinkV1.0Extreme Barebones download[b62ee29](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/releases/tag/V1.0)**V1.1****Reccomended Styling**[e572348](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/releases/tag/V1.1)[![### V.2 - Simple - database storage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8e2b972cb88b05b413f8ddc027ae876f2aad5ca8beb31e1ef599ebb0a50e6eee/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39596f564a2f343339356365376265312e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8e2b972cb88b05b413f8ddc027ae876f2aad5ca8beb31e1ef599ebb0a50e6eee/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39596f564a2f343339356365376265312e706e67)The version is personally what I expect most people to use. It allows end users to submit their own links for submission and to a point where it allows people to select their own customised link. Once they created it is stored into a database and as long as the database stays up all will be well. V2.3 Allows cname support (subdomains) using a wildcard DNS. **Requirmenets** 1. PHP 2.5.7 or higher 2. Ability to use .htaccess files 3. Ability to upload files 4. Access and use to a MySQL database 5. (optional) Wildcard DNS. ReleaseDescriptionUsagesDownload LinkV2.0No front end accessDB only[Coming Soon](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/releases/tag/V2.0)**V2.1****Allows users to submit their own links - Recommended**DB + Web link creation[92fada1](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/releases/tag/V2.1)V2.2Users can submit own links with custom endingsDB + Custom links[Coming Soon](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/releases/tag/V2.2)V2.3Users can submit own links with custom subdomainsDB + Custom DNS[Coming Soon](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/releases/tag/V2.3)[![Wiki Guides](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7fdae453c49dcc4b6c9e09e240ef481451db34b1ff81c0e9f79f74a9b939728b/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39595631422f343030646635663361372e706e67)](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/wiki) [![Things to do and outstanding issues](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f7e8c2b656022c9a84244bc26f243ee31bbbaa2b3f369cf63f076713c869fb39/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39595639682f323831623865356636622e706e67)](https://github.com/LukeXF/SimpleLinkShortener/issues) [![PayPal](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4e8e8966fc92f8f4fa9f9a76515c41cb704976f1792c1c2aecbf7a10ca6e94fd/687474703a2f2f7075752e73682f39595449662f636261643062396363342e706e67)](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BWCYKWBPEFZPW) ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 60% of packages Maintenance18 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity14 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~0 days Total 6 Last Release 4327d ago Major Versions 1.1.x-dev → 2.1.x-dev2014-07-06 V1.1 → V2.12014-07-06 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/51a0fd53602c3d163512faad8f3dfe444ebaa9363e33413f32d010f35fa67689?d=identicon)[LukeXF](/maintainers/LukeXF) --- Top Contributors [![LukeXF](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6208873?v=4)](https://github.com/LukeXF "LukeXF (67 commits)") --- Tags urllinkshortenerget ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/lukexf-simplelinkshortener/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/lukexf-simplelinkshortener/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/lukexf-simplelinkshortener) ``` ### Alternatives [yourls/yourls Your Own URL Shortener 11.9k27.7k1](/packages/yourls-yourls)[jbroadway/urlify A fast PHP slug generator and transliteration library that converts non-ascii characters for use in URLs. 6737.4M62](/packages/jbroadway-urlify)[misd/linkify Converts URLs and email addresses in text into HTML links 1122.9M10](/packages/misd-linkify)[shivella/laravel-bitly Laravel package for generating bitly url 75789.0k1](/packages/shivella-laravel-bitly)[voku/urlify PHP port of URLify.js from the Django project. 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