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+General Information:
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+
+This is a very simple URL shortener and redirector/dereferrer script previously used on my website. Due to regular abuse and blacklisting of my domain in several anti-malware solutions, this service is no longer available. Think twice before you add this script to a publicly available website.
+
+Installation Instructions:
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+
+Create a mysql database, user and add the table for storing link information
+```
+mysql
+CREATE USER 'links'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'MY_PASSWORD';
+CREATE DATABASE links;
+use links;
+CREATE TABLE `link` (
+  `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `url` varchar(2000) COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_bin;
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+quit
+```
+
+Upload the script to your web server and modify the constants at the top to match your setup.
+
+That's it, enjoy your new URL shortener :)