Create an Is.Gd URL Using PHP
Is.Gd is a URL-shortening service much like TinyURL. Using PHP's cURL library, you can create shortened URLs on the fly with ease.
The PHP
//gets the data from a URL
function get_isgd_url($url)
{
//get content
$ch = curl_init();
$timeout = 5;
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,'http://is.gd/api.php?longurl='.$url);
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,$timeout);
$content = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
//return the data
return $content;
}
//uage
$new_url = get_isgd_url('https://davidwalsh.name/php-imdb-information-grabber');
"is.gd" is much shorter than "tinyurl.com" so if you need the URL to be as short as possible, use this method.
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They do supply an API, you know: http://is.gd/api_info.php
Ah, I’m glad you did this.
is.gd is my URL ‘shortener’ of choice. :)
I’m looking forward to the re-design too BTW!
‘Is.gd’ has an API! :-)
This URL will return just the shortened URL: (no confirmation message)
http://is.gd/api.php?longurl=http://www.example.com
Thanks for the tip guys. I’ve adjusted my article accordingly.
Hi, How do you highlight PHP syntax in the example above?
Could you show me a list of WordPress plugins you are using on this blog?
Thanhks
:)