Url Shortener

A simple local url shortener made with PHP and PostgresSQL.

Why?

Just out of boredom and to learn a bit more about PHP.

Pre-requisites

• Docker
• IDE / Text editor

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Navigate to the project folder
3. Create a docker network with the following command:

docker network create --driver=bridge --subnet=172.27.0.0/16 url-shortener-network

4. Create a .env file with the following content:

POSTGRES_HOST=172.27.0.2
POSTGRES_USER=postgres
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
POSTGRES_DB=postgres

5. Run docker compose up build
6. Run docker exec -it php bash
7. Run composer install

Usage

1. Open your browser and navigate to localhost:8080
2. Enter the url you want to shorten
3. Click on the shorten button
4. Copy the shortened url
5. Paste the shortened url in your browser to be redirected to the original url
6. Done!