How do I create a URL shortener?

Question

I want to create a URL shortener service where you can write a long URL into an input field and the service shortens the URL to \"http://www.example.org/abcdef\

Answer 1

Function based in Xeoncross Class

function shortly($input){
$dictionary = ['a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m','n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z','A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N','O','P','Q','R','S','T','U','V','W','X','Y','Z','0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9'];
if($input===0)
    return $dictionary[0];
$base = count($dictionary);
if(is_numeric($input)){
    $result = [];
    while($input > 0){
        $result[] = $dictionary[($input % $base)];
        $input = floor($input / $base);
    }
    return join("", array_reverse($result));
}
$i = 0;
$input = str_split($input);
foreach($input as $char){
    $pos = array_search($char, $dictionary);
    $i = $i * $base + $pos;
}
return $i;
}