On 30 May 2007, at 10:24, Gcompany wrote: > how do we convert long url to short url in a rails app like > snipurl.com or dwarfurl.com
You're asking on the wrong list, but here we go: Create a model with these fields: identifier target_url Each time a user enters a long url, add it to the table as the target url, and have a before_filter generate a unique hash-like identifier. Then have your routes include the identifier as the parameter. Just make sure your identifier is unique. Basically you're just keeping a lookup table, very very easy. Best regards Peter De Berdt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
