PHP function... Help?

[alexpja]

Hi there I am making a PHP url shortener using about 4-5 APIs from different websites (to.ly, sn.im, goo.gl, is.dg) and I need to combine them into one PHP script... and also the form lets the user pick which url shortener they want.

 

to.ly:

<?php
function CompressURL($url) {

  $ch = curl_init();

  curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://to.ly/api.php?longurl=".urlencode($url));
  curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
  curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

  $shorturl = curl_exec ($ch);
  curl_close ($ch);

  return $shorturl;

}

echo CompressURL($_POST[url]); // Test
?>

 

sn.im:

<?php 

// REQUIRED FIELDS 
$sniplink  = $_POST[url];  // THE URL TO BE SNIPPED 
$snipuser  = 'alexpja';            // YOUR USER ID REQUIRED
$snipapi   = '';               // FIND IN YOUR "SETTINGS" PAGE

// OPTIONAL FIELDS 
$snipnick   = '';            // MEANINGFUL NICKNAME FOR SNIPURL 
$sniptitle  = '';  // TITLE IF ANY
$snippk     = '';                      // PRIVATE KEY IF ANY
$snipowner  = '';                      // IF THE SNIP OWNER IS SOMEONE ELSE
$snipformat = 'simple';                      // DEFAULT RESPONSE IS IN XML, SEND "simple" 
                                       // FOR JUST THE SNIPURL  
$snipformat_includepk = "";            // SET TO "Y" IF YOU WANT THE PRIVATE KEY
                                       // RETURNED IN THE SNIPURL ALONG WITH THE ALIAS                                       

//----------------------------------
// NO NEED TO EDIT BEYOND THIS POINT
//----------------------------------
$URL        = 'http://snipr.com/site/getsnip';
$sniplink   = rawurlencode($sniplink);
$snipnick   = rawurlencode($snipnick);
$sniptitle  = rawurlencode($sniptitle);

// POSTFIELD
$postfield =  'sniplink='  . $sniplink  . '&' .
              'snipnick='  . $snipnick  . '&' .
              'snipuser='  . $snipuser  . '&' .
              'snipapi='   . $snipapi   . '&' .
              'sniptitle=' . $sniptitle . '&' .
              'snipowner=' . $snipowner . '&' .
              'snipformat='. $snipformat. '&' .
              'snippk='    . $snippk   
  ; 
       
$ch = curl_init($URL);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $URL);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postfield);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 0);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$data = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
       
// THIS IS MERELY FOR DISPLAY IN A BROWSER
// TO GET THE RESPONSE DATA, JUST USE $data         
// echo '<pre>', htmlentities($data), '</pre>';    
echo $data;

?>

 

Help?? and should I name the <option> like... <option name="is.dg">?

 

[Pikachu2000]

And do you have a question to go along with that code?

[alexpja]

And do you have a question to go along with that code?

 

Yes, I'd like to know how can I combine all of the API codes I have into one script so the user can shorten their link.

[lastkarrde]

Have an HTML select/option form. Switch over the result in PHP, call the appropriate shorten function.

[alexpja]

Have an HTML select/option form. Switch over the result in PHP, call the appropriate shorten function.

 

I can do the form, except I do not now how I would switch over the result and call the function when I have 4 diff. APIs and I need them all in one script... should I just put all of them together in the script?

[jcbones]

Put each of the API's in a separate file.  After the form selection is passed, call in which file you need.  Make sure you pass the same variables to each script, and receive the same variables back.

 

Everything should go seamlessly.

[alexpja]

Put each of the API's in a separate file.  After the form selection is passed, call in which file you need.  Make sure you pass the same variables to each script, and receive the same variables back.

 

Everything should go seamlessly.

 

I'd do that if I knew HOW to... could you explain it even further with some code??

[jcanker]

I think what they're saying is have them pick which shortener they want using the select list.  Then just build a case to use the appropriate one.  You can't really combine them all together, since they're different APIs.  You can step through each one, create the shortened link, and make all of them available for the user to select which one to use. 

 

[alexpja]

I think what they're saying is have them pick which shortener they want using the select list.  Then just build a case to use the appropriate one.  You can't really combine them all together, since they're different APIs.  You can step through each one, create the shortened link, and make all of them available for the user to select which one to use.

 

"Then just build a case to use the appropriate one." ~ ?

 

"You can't really combine them all together, since they're different APIs." ~ That's not what I meant, I meant like put them all in the same script not like combine them all... sorry for the weird wording... used to typing in Polish :S

 

 

[jcanker]

I brainfarted...I meant switch, not case. 

 

Assuming you're using straight PHP and not jQuery/javascript/AJAX....

 

On one page, make a form with an input field for them to paste the URL and a select list where they can choose which shortener to use.  When they hit select (or use onchange on the select...) take them to the page that contains the code for all 4 shorteners.  Using a switch, just look at the $_POST variables and pass them to your APIs as appropriate and output the shortened URL.  More info on switches in php is here:  http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.switch.php

 

OR

 

You can just take the URL and pass it to the page which in turn uses each API to shorten it and let them select which one to cut/paste for their use. 

[alexpja]

I brainfarted...I meant switch, not case. 

 

Assuming you're using straight PHP and not jQuery/javascript/AJAX....

 

On one page, make a form with an input field for them to paste the URL and a select list where they can choose which shortener to use.  When they hit select (or use onchange on the select...) take them to the page that contains the code for all 4 shorteners.  Using a switch, just look at the $_POST variables and pass them to your APIs as appropriate and output the shortened URL.  More info on switches in php is here:  http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.switch.php

 

OR

 

You can just take the URL and pass it to the page which in turn uses each API to shorten it and let them select which one to cut/paste for their use.

 

Will try to do the first method but for now I'm sticking with the first one... thanks!