How to Install YOURLS in cPanel
"Your Own URL Shortener" ("YOURLS") is a free PHP tool you can install on your website to create your own shortened links, similar to the popular, tinyurl.com or bit.ly. If your website is MySite.com, for instance, a link to a long URL might be shortened to MySite.com/gsi2n with YOURLS. Installing it in cPanel requires a few configurations, but the process shouldn't take long.
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Instructions
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Download and unzip the latest YOURLS file from the YOURLS website. When you unzip the folder, it will open on your desktop.
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Change the file name "config-sample.php" to "config.php".
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Log into cPanel.
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Click "MySQL Database Wizard."
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Create a new database for YOURLS. You will have to give it a name, then create a username and password, and then click "Create New Database."
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Return to the YOURLS folder. Right-click "config.php" and click "Open with -> Notepad."
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Change the phrases "YOURLS_DB_NAME", "YOURLS_DB_USER", and "YOURLS_DB_PASS" to the database, username and password you just created. These will be in the first three lines of code.
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Change "YOURLS_SITE" to your website address. This will be on the fifth line.
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Hit "Save."
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Return to cPanel and click "File Manager."
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Double-click "public_http."
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Click "Upload."
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Select the YOURLS folder and click "Open." This will install YOURLS to your server. When you return to the main cPanel dashboard, you will see a YOURLS icon to let you add links to shorten your URLs.
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