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Shorten URL - zone - 11-08-2009
Credits and Source: http://www.roscripts.com/
Name: Shorten URL
Description: Shorten a long url with a function. Same feature thats on IPB and VB forum software.
Snippet:
PHP Code:
<?php
function shortenurl($url){
$length = strlen($url);
if($length > 45){
$length = $length - 30;
$first = substr($url, 0, -$length);
$last = substr($url, -15);
$newurl = $first."[ ... ]".$last;
return $newurl;
}else{
return $url;
}
}
$longurl = "http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=BCR&q=metacafe&btnG=Search";
$shorturl = shortenurl($longurl);
echo"<a href=\"$longurl\">$shorturl</a>";
?>Thankyou for reading. Be happy always
