Convert MD5 to base62 for URL

Question

I have a script to convert to base 62 (A-Za-z0-9) but how do I get a number out of MD5?

I have read in many places that because the number from an MD5 is bigger than

Answer 1

You may try base62x to get a safe and compatible encoded representation.

Here is for more information about base62x, or simply -base62x in -NatureDNS.

shell> ./base62x -n 16 -enc 16AF 
1Ql
shell> ./base62x -n 16 -dec 1Ql 
16AF

shell> ./base62x 
Usage: ./base62x [-v] [-n <2|8|10|16|32>] <-enc|dec> string 
Version: 0.60