My problem right now is how to get the script to run when a user enters myDomain.com/go.cfm?id=myUrlId into the address bar. Otherwise the user would get a "page not found" error.
BTW, we are using Microsoft Windows server 2000 running IIS. Can we still make myDomain.com/go/myUrlId? Johnny > Just need a database that records an ID and a full URL, a form that > will accept a URL and return the matching ID, and a script that will > accept an ID and CFLOCATION to the associated URL. Pretty simple > really. > > Probably want to dress the redirect script up with mod_rewrite or > something so you can do myDomain.com/go/myUrlId, rather than > myDomain.com/go.cfm?id=myUrlId, but that's a bonus. > > cheers, > barneyb > > On 8/4/05, Johnny Le <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I saw several sites that allow you to create short URLs. You enter > a long URL and it generates a short URL for you. How do we go about > to do that? Can you point me to the right direction? > > > > Johnny > > > -- > Barney Boisvert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 360.319.6145 > http://www.barneyb.com/ > > Got Gmail? I have 50 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:213809 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
