Is there any need for an open-source url shortener?

[Mountaingoat]

Hello,

I am thinking of developing an open-source URL shortener, but I first want to know if there is any need for it.

Please tell me if you could use such a script.

[Initscri]

Something like this : http://yourls.org/
??
Or on github: https://github.com/search?langOverride=&q=url+shortener&repo=&start_value=1&type=Repositories

There are many URL shortener scripts. By all means make one if you wish to promote your development skills/abilities.

[Mountaingoat]

Oke, so there is no use for it.

That is fine.

[BitCoinDream]

Hello,

I am thinking of developing an open-source URL shortener, but I first want to know if there is any need for it.

Please tell me if you could use such a script.

kissa.be was a working project once upon a time. The code can be found @ https://code.google.com/p/kissabe/

[skottiejay]

There are quite a few of them out there already, if you can make yours unique enough with some features that other url shorteners don't have that'd be great and it would be successful, but I think the market is already flooded enough with these.

Sorry mate, don't mean to burst your bubble.

[Mountaingoat]

It is fine, they are really to make anyway, so I wanted to make one if there was any need for it.

[skottiejay]

Yeah sorry man, if there weren't so many of them out there right now I'd say go for it. Hell, I'd say go for it anyways just because it might be something interesting to someone out there. It's not about reinventing the wheel, but if it's an interesting idea and has some perks to it, that'd be all you really need.

[Initscri]

Yeah sorry man, if there weren't so many of them out there right now I'd say go for it. Hell, I'd say go for it anyways just because it might be something interesting to someone out there. It's not about reinventing the wheel, but if it's an interesting idea and has some perks to it, that'd be all you really need.

Exactly. It would be great to reference in a portfolio as well even if it isn't used as much as the currently existing ones.

[Mountaingoat]

I already made one a while back, but I don't think I have the code for it anymore.

[Initscri]

I already made one a while back, but I don't think I have the code for it anymore.

What Language and did you use a framework or not?

[Mountaingoat]

PHP and no I didn't use a frramework, I have no idea how I should do that.

[LiteBit]

This is a very solid URL shortener. http://codecanyon.net/item/premium-url-shortener/3688135

Great features for only a 20 spot.

[Initscri]

PHP and no I didn't use a frramework, I have no idea how I should do that.

Have you ever heard of or used frameworks such as http://laravel.com/   ?
They are MVC frameworks. May give you an edge if you say "Built with Laravel" as people are starting to enjoy and like the use of MVC within opensource projects.

[CoinFire]

Just because a ton exist doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.

It would be a great practice to hone your skills a bit more and a great thing to put in a portfolio!

[Mountaingoat]

I never used a framework as I have always developed things without needing to use one.

I know it would be one more thing to put in my portolio, but I like to but things in there that are actually quite hard to make, not things that I can make in under +/- one hour.

[CoinFire]

I never used a framework as I have always developed things without needing to use one.

I know it would be one more thing to put in my portolio, but I like to but things in there that are actually quite hard to make, not things that I can make in under +/- one hour.

I can certainly understand that