Method: url::short

Shortens an URL
It removes http:// or https:// and uses str::short afterwards

Info

Syntax

url::short($url, $chars=false, $base=false, $rep='…')

Parameters

• $url (string) The URL to be shortened
• $chars (int) The final number of characters the URL should have
• $base (boolean) True: only take the base of the URL.
• $rep (string) The element, which should be added if the string is too long. Ellipsis is the default.

Return (string)

The shortened URL

Example

echo url::short('http://veryveryverylongurl.com', 30);
// output: veryveryverylongurl.com