I wanted a URL shortener for some time, the only issue is that none out there do what i want the way i want it done! So like all good Web Developers I decided to take action and do it myself, and do it right.
So I set off and built a bootstrap UI. Nothing groundbreaking, just functional and efficient. i set down and plotted my Database as i wanted to not only shorten the URL but to offer custom links and even capture the click data.
At the monent we capture the following.
- Click count
- Screen size
- Device OS
- Browser engine
I built some "features" into it too.
- Click limit - so you can have a cut off. [handy for competitions etc]
- Expiry dates
- password protection
Also referrer is attempted but can return NULL as not to hold anything up and keep speed at a maximum
I also added a small simple API do i can tap into it and use it for any of my other projects. The API is juat. simple REST api with get, post, put, delete end points. i might do a post about it some time.
