: PHP URL Shortening/Re-Writing I'm looking to shorten some links, by re-directing. I'm wondering what the best way to do this is: I have files at www.mysite.com/qr/quicklinks/User/ but I'm wondering

@Angie530

You know you can just use Bit.ly for free and they have an api where your site can generate URLs.

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@Ravi8258870

Use a .htaccess file and mod_rewrite:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^qr/quicklinks/(.*)$ www.example.com/ [R=301,L]


Depending on the server, that's case-sensitive. Adjust the URL if necessary.

If that fails, try this PHP code:

<?php
Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
Header( "Location: www.site.com/Users/ );
?>


It won't support wildcard files though.

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