Free PHP Script: Personalized Short URL Generator
Some examples of free hosted services for short urls are moourl.com and bitly.com. But making them personalized = so much cooler.
For example, if you go to r.osey.me/s/google, you will be redirected to google.com. If you go to r.osey.me/s/twitter, twitter.com
Not only that, but you get to keep track of how many people are clicking on these links:
Soo… I created one. And you can download it.
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It’s super simple – only a couple of php files need to be uploaded, plus some css files to make it pretty 
I tried to make the install as simple as possible – you don’t need to edit any php files at all, just enter your database information into an installation form and you’re good to go!
More detailed instructions
- Create a mysql database (or you can use an existing one)
- Upload the contents of the zipped file to a folder on your website. Important: Make sure that these files are in their OWN FOLDER. They don’t like to share!! I used /s/
- Go to yoururl.com/shorturllocation (in my case r.osey.me/s/)
- Fill out the installation form.
- Delete install.php
- Now you can go ahead to the admin panel and start adding your short urls!
Find a bug?
There is always the possibility of bugs. Feel free to leave a comment if you think something isn’t working quite right, or if you have an enhancement you’d like to request. Enjoy! 
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Trisha commented on October 29th, 2011 at 22:08:47
I’m still working on the kinks of the backend of my website but I’d like to give this a try once I’m done. Thanks for creating one!
Jenn commented on October 30th, 2011 at 20:51:34
Looking so forward to trying this.
Melissa commented on November 18th, 2011 at 09:31:37
Oh cool!! Imma so trying this RIGHT NOW!
Rose commented on November 18th, 2011 at 09:36:48
Let me know how it goes!