dotzero/googl

A PHP5 library to generate shortened URL through The Google URL Shortener API

PHP Googl

, _(*1)

A PHP5 library to generate shortened URL through The Google URL Shortener API., _(*2)

Usage

Using an Google API key is highly recommended. To acquire an API key follow the instructions., _(*3)

Shorten URL

Shorten a long URL using The Google URL Shortener API, _(*4)

try {
    $googl = new \dotzero\Googl('YOUR_GOOGLE_API');
    echo $googl->shorten('http://github.com');
} catch (\dotzero\GooglException $e) {
    printf('Error (%d): %s', $e->getCode(), $e->getMessage());
}

Expand URL

Expand a short URL using The Google URL Shortener API, _(*5)

try {
    $googl = new \dotzero\Googl('YOUR_GOOGLE_API');
    echo $googl->expand('http://goo.gl/KkZ8');
} catch (\dotzero\GooglException $e) {
    printf('Error (%d): %s', $e->getCode(), $e->getMessage());
}

Install

Via composer:

$ composer require dotzero/googl

Without composer

Clone the project using git clone https://github.com/dotzero/googl-php/ and include the source file with require_once("googl-php/src/Googl.php");, _(*6)

Test

First install the dependencies, and after you can run:, _(*7)

GOOGLE_API=YOUR_GOOGLE_API vendor/bin/phpunit

License

Licensed under the MIT license: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php, _(*8)