URL SHORTENER

Overview

A simple php project to shorten long URLs, to make it easier to share and manage

Features

• Shorten long URLs into short and manageable versions
• Redirect users from the shortened URLs to the original long URLs

Installation

To run this project, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/cedricahenkorah/url-shortener.git

2. Navigate to the project directory

cd url-shortener

3. Set up your sqlite db

cd database

touch database.sqlite

4. Create a copy of the .env file

cp .env.example .env

5. Install composer dependencies

composer install

6. Generate a secure key for your application

php artisan key:generate

7. Run the migrations

php artisan migrate

8. Start your web server

php artisan serve

9. Access the application

Navigate to http://localhost:8000 (or the URL specified in the artisan serve command)