Short URL Script 3.0 released

(November 9, 2026)

Version 3.0 of the Short URL Script is here. It lets you run a URL shortening service under your own domain. We have rewritten the script from scratch for PHP 8.3, including the templates and the admin area.

New in this version

  • A new design for the website and the admin area
  • French and Dutch in addition to English and German
  • Better protection of the admin area: the login is blocked for 15 minutes after 5 wrong passwords
  • An update routine that takes over the short URLs of all earlier versions

Still on board

  • Visitors shorten a long address and can choose their own code
  • Redirect directly (HTTP 301), with a countdown page or with a preview page that shows the target
  • Statistics for each short URL: add "!" to the short link
  • API and bookmarklet
  • Banned words and modules such as CAPTCHA, IP block and spam domain check
  • Admin area with search, deactivating and deleting short URLs, and a database backup

Requirements and update

PHP 8.3 or newer and MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+. To update, upload the new version and enter the database access data of your installation with the same table prefix. The installer takes over your short URLs with their statistics, your settings and your admin login, and it keeps the old tables as a backup. Templates of earlier versions cannot be reused. The top bar mode and the Twitter bookmarklet are no longer part of the script.

Updates are free within 12 months after the purchase. After that, you can buy the update for $24.50 USD.

Try it

Learn more about the script. All purchases come with a 90 day money back guarantee.