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5 Great Open Source URL Shortener Script : Make your Own URL Shotener
Url Shortener is hot topics now , because two giants, Facebook and Google, recently launched their own URL Shortener service. So today we will discuss about 5 great Open Source URL shortener. They will help you to make your own URL Shotener service.
1.Kissa.be: Kissabe supports four kinds of inputs, like email, url, text, image. It’s also php based script with easy installation and easy controlling capacity.
Kissa.be
2. PHPurl: PHPurl is PHPurl is a simple script that allows users to make a shorter url. You can get all installation information in Readme added to the zip file available for download.
PHPurl
3.TightURL: TightUrl is also a php based script. It’s very powerful against spam. It checks various databases before adding as short url.
TightURL
4. Yourls: It’s one of the best URL Shortener script. It can be used for different purpose, like public, private, or even with wordpress as a plugin!
Yourls
5. Shorty: It’s also one of the bests. It’s a mixture of php and MySQL scripting. It’s admin interface makes it more valuable.
Shorty
If you are using Google Apps , you can get your own url shortener service for you own use only. See this post.
You can read a full tutorial on Making your own Url shortener at howgeek.tk.

December 19, 2009 - 5:23 am
Having a customized URL shortener that goes with your domain is a great thing, although I’m pretty addicted to the stats that bit.ly has to offer plus the integration with Twitter.
~ Kristi
December 19, 2009 - 12:10 pm
hmmm.