Does anyone know?

[Johnson]

I am looking for software that you submit a big url and it creates a shorter. Open source and paid or free. Can anyone suggest me the best program available for the purpose?

[robert adams]

that is not done with software, you have to use a service like tinyurl.

your best bet is to register a domain name of your own and point it at whatever you are trying to do.

robert

[cwboaze]

I call programming php and other major languages software in my eyes. and you can write a piece of script or (software) coding in php that will accomplish this.

I have personally done it before, it's mostly use of mod-rewrite and dynamic directories or sub-domains that can contain generated html or (whatever extension) files that will upon loading redirect properly not 303 or 404, it will look as real as your domain but redirected by a script.

So example:

typing in http://www.yoursite.com/chris
would redirect to whatever I want, while keeping the domain in the address bar showing at all times http://www.yoursite.com/chris

or sub-domain: chris.yoursite.com

[Steve MacLellan]

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