Shorten your lenghty URLs with Shorty

Shorty is a simple application which convert your lengthy URLs and permalinks into more simple and human readable version. It’s like saying “excellent” instead of “supercalifragilisticexpecialidocious”.

Tiny URL has been there forever but it’s being ran elsewhere and if their server crashes or simply decide to call it off, there is nothing you could do since you don’t have control over it. Shorty is a software that you run on your own server so it depends solely on your administration.

Here’s how to install Shorty on your blog or website:

1. Download the Shorty application files and extract the zipped contents in your local folder.
2. Open the configuration.php file and change the login details according to your server configuration.
3. Upload the Shorty application files on your server via FTP.
4. Call the _install.php file by keying in the URL in your browser.
5. Create your login name and password and that’s it.

To create a Shorty URL:

1. Key-in your lengthy URL in the text field.
2. You could opt to assign a certain keyword (this is useful if your cloaking multiple URLs from a single domain) or have Shorty randomize it for you (in this case proceed to step 3)
3. Click the Get URL button.

Now why do you want to use Shorty?

1. This is useful in cloaking your affiliate links so to avoid loosing your affiliates.
2. To make all things bright and beautiful.
3. To make some pathetic commenter angry for whatever reason they may have for being angry.
4. Put your reason here.

So is Shorty for free?

Shorty is a freeware developed by Khoi Vinh and Reed Morse just so everyone could be happy. Now if they made you happy and you want them to be as happy as you, you could do so by offering your shorty donations.