Create Your Own Branded Links: Introducing Our Free PHP URL Shortener Script
In a digital world overflowing with information, every character counts. Long, clunky URLs are not just ugly to look at; they're difficult to share, a pain to remember, and can look unprofessional in social media posts, emails, and marketing materials. While services like Bitly and TinyURL are popular, what if you could have the same power on your own domain, with your own branding?
That's why we're so excited to launch our brand new, completely free PHP URL Shortener script!
Why Use a Custom URL Shortener?
Before we get into the "how," let's talk about the "why." Owning your link-shortening process offers several key advantages:
Branding: Instead of a generic
bit.lylink, you can haveyourdomain.com/mylink. This reinforces your brand identity and builds trust with your audience, as they know exactly where the link is coming from.Control: You own the links. You don't have to worry about a third-party service changing its policies, shutting down, or breaking your links.
Simplicity: Our script is designed to do one thing and do it exceptionally well: shorten URLs. There's no bloat or unnecessary features, making it incredibly fast and efficient.
A Great Learning Project: For aspiring developers, this script is a fantastic real-world example of how PHP and a database can work together to create a useful web application.
How to Download and Install Script
after extracting move folder into xampp htdocs folder with your folder like .
url-shortner in htdos.
after this your website is ready to use