[get] your own url shortener

ScrapeboxWorker

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About YOURLS

What is YOURLS

YOURLS is a small set of PHP scripts that will allow you to run your own URL shortening service (a la TinyURL). You can make it private or public, you can pick custom keyword URLs, it comes with its own API. You will love it.There's a available for YOURLS, making integration with your blog a snap: create short URLs and tweet them automagically as you publish blog posts.
YOURLS Features


  • Private (your links only) or Public (everybody can create short links, fine for an intranet)
  • Sequential or custom URL keyword
  • Handy bookmarklets to easily shorten and share links
  • Awesome stats: historical click reports, referrers tracking, visitors geo-location
  • Neat Ajaxed interface
  • Terrific Plugin architecture to easily implement new features
  • Cool developer API
  • Full jsonp support
  • Friendly installer
  • Sample files to create your own public interface and more
 
Careful if you use this software and allow public links.

I thought it might be a good marketing idea a few years ago and after 6 months I had a court orders because scammers were spamming College students with philshing emails using my url shortener service. 3 Colleges got Court orders for me to take down the spammers links that I didn't even know existed on my site. Then I got a shitload of bad rep because the College students thought someone associated with my site was responsible for sending all the spam.

No harm no foul but if you make one of these I suggest you keep it private.
 
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