real_escape_string(strtolower(stripslashes(strip_tags($_GET['l']))));
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `links` WHERE `shortlink` = '$link' LIMIT 1;";
if($result = $shortdb->query($sql)){
if($row = $result->fetch_assoc()){
$link = $row['link'];
header("location:$link");
exit(); // Stop script execution to save on resources
}
}
}
// New way to check for valid short links, two characters shorter than the if statement above
if(!empty($_GET)){
$key = key($_GET);
include('api/dbsettings.php');
$link = $shortdb->real_escape_string(strtolower(stripslashes(strip_tags($key))));
$sql = "SELECT * FROM `links` WHERE `shortlink` = '$link' LIMIT 1;";
if($result = $shortdb->query($sql)){
if($row = $result->fetch_assoc()){
$link = $row['link'];
header("location:$link");
exit(); // Stop script execution to save on resources
}
}
}
?>
UnPS Link Shortener