Comments on: Create Bit.ly Short URLs Using PHP: API Version 3 http://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php Legendary scribbles about JavaScript, HTML5, AJAX, PHP, CSS, and ∞. Tue, 22 May 2012 05:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Fredhttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-32223 Fred Thu, 17 May 2012 10:09:48 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-32223 Solved the problem. I ended up calling it as XML rather than TXT.<code> $bitly = get_bitly_short_url('YOUR URI',$username,$api_key,'xml'); $xml = simplexml_load_file($bitly); $short_url = $xml->data->url; </code>Then for that to work I made a tiny edit in the function so we don't need CURL. <code> function get_bitly_short_url($url,$login,$appkey,$format='txt') { $connectURL = 'http://api.bit.ly/v3/shorten?login='.$login.'&apiKey='.$appkey.'&uri='.urlencode($url).'&format='.$format; if ($format == 'xml') return $connectURL; return curl_get_result($connectURL); } </code>Might help someone out there! Solved the problem. I ended up calling it as XML rather than TXT.


$bitly = get_bitly_short_url('YOUR URI',$username,$api_key,'xml');
$xml = simplexml_load_file($bitly);
$short_url = $xml->data->url;

Then for that to work I made a tiny edit in the function so we don’t need CURL.

function get_bitly_short_url($url,$login,$appkey,$format='txt') {
$connectURL = 'http://api.bit.ly/v3/shorten?login='.$login.'&apiKey='.$appkey.'&uri='.urlencode($url).'&format='.$format;
if ($format == 'xml')
return $connectURL;
return curl_get_result($connectURL);
}

Might help someone out there!

]]> By: Fredhttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-32222 Fred Thu, 17 May 2012 09:45:19 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-32222 Ok, so I've worked out where it's come from. The file that bit.ly outputs has the data on the first line, but then also outputs a blank second line.Any ideas how to remove it? Ok, so I’ve worked out where it’s come from. The file that bit.ly outputs has the data on the first line, but then also outputs a blank second line.

Any ideas how to remove it?

]]> By: Fredhttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-32221 Fred Thu, 17 May 2012 09:41:00 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-32221 I'm getting an ugly line return after outputting the function. Can't work out what's causing it? Any hints? :) I’m getting an ugly line return after outputting the function. Can’t work out what’s causing it? Any hints? :)

]]> By: Michaelhttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-31079 Michael Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:49:13 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-31079 cURL is about 10x faster. cURL is about 10x faster.

]]> By: Tiago Celestinohttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-28622 Tiago Celestino Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:50:44 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-28622 The problem is resolved. The problem is my local server. The problem is resolved. The problem is my local server.

]]> By: Tiago Celestinohttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-28615 Tiago Celestino Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:09:47 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-28615 My code: http://pastebin.com/CYzuThRVThe result in browser is: bool(false)what's wrong? My code: http://pastebin.com/CYzuThRV

The result in browser is: bool(false)

what’s wrong?

]]> By: Koen Heltzelhttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-27596 Koen Heltzel Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:02:01 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-27596 Of course I meant to say: replace "& amp ;" with "&" Of course I meant to say: replace “& amp ;” with “&”

]]> By: Koen Heltzelhttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-27595 Koen Heltzel Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:00:46 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-27595 If you get the MISSING_ARG_APIKEY error using the above script, you have probably used the "copy" button to copy it to your clipboard, which adds html entity encoding. Replace & with & in the url's and the error should go away. If you get the MISSING_ARG_APIKEY error using the above script, you have probably used the “copy” button to copy it to your clipboard, which adds html entity encoding. Replace & with & in the url’s and the error should go away.

]]> By: Puneethttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-27179 Puneet Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:46:13 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-27179 Hi, Thanks for this code. Just to add some. you can use wp_remote_fopen if you are running a WP blog. It will try with fopen first to retrieve the remote url and if it is not present it will switch over to curl. Hi, Thanks for this code. Just to add some. you can use wp_remote_fopen if you are running a WP blog. It will try with fopen first to retrieve the remote url and if it is not present it will switch over to curl.

]]> By: Dawsonhttp://davidwalsh.name/bitly-api-php#comment-24277 Dawson Tue, 31 May 2011 05:12:54 +0000 http://davidwalsh.name/?p=4950#comment-24277 This may be true but not all servers allow file_get_contents() to be run, making CURL the real only solution. This may be true but not all servers allow file_get_contents() to be run, making CURL the real only solution.

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