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By: QRmii

Next step: http://www.qrmii.com A QRmii is a QR code which holds a short URL which is automatically redirected. Flashing a QRmii with a smartphone displays the page of the original URL.

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By: Alex Fraundorf

There are several online services that will create QR codes for free. Thank you for sharing your link. For anyone interested in creating QR codes programmatically with PHP, please check out this...

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By: Pritesh

Hi Alex, Is it 100% secure? Can it be hacked via SQL injection?

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By: Alex Fraundorf

Pritesh, I would never be so bold to say that anything I write is 100% secure, and keep in mind that what is secure today, might not be next month. We all need to do our very best to stay on top of...

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By: King

Hello Alex, Thanks for the great tutorial, I really appreciate it. I wanted to build a service like this.

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By: Alex Fraundorf

King, Thank you for reading and for your kind feedback. I am very glad that you enjoyed the article and found it useful. Happy PHPing!

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By: Boaz

Regarding the script that inspired your script: http://briancray.com/posts/free-php-url-shortener-script Just wondering is it possible to control the number of characters after the “/” ?, currently it...

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By: Alex Fraundorf

Hi C.W., Thanks for the comment and question. Because there is a direct correlation between the database table’s primary ID and the shortened code, you can simply enter a dummy line with an ID of...

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By: C.W.

Thanks Chief, Wow that sounds simple enough even for me to implement, Moving forward with your program, thanks for answering. Sincerely, C.W.

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By: Alex Fraundorf

C.W., I’m glad I could help and that the shortener looks to be useful for you! Alex

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