short-url-php

A self-made URL shortener written in PHP and JavaScript. Has a captcha validation and tracks the hits for each link.

Live Demo here: https://s.reisminer.xyz

How to self host?

• Clone this repo
• add a config.php file in ./includes/ with the following contents and variable names

$db_user = "DATABASE-USER";
$db_pw = "DATABASE-PASSWORD";
$db_host = "DATABASE-HOST";
$db_db = "DATABASE-NAME";

$hcaptcha_secret = "0xH-CAPTCHA SECRET!!!";
$webhost = "YOUR-DOMAIN. E.G: https://s.reisminer.xyz/"

• optional change the error messages in ./assets/main.js
• make a database with one table called links. The table has following Columns: url_key [varchar(16)], long_url [text], hits [int], added_by_ip [varchar(30)], added_at_date [datetime].
• last step: upload to a webserver and enjoy!