Lstu is a self-hosted URL shortening service that can be used to shorten long URLs. It is open source and free to use. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Lstu on Windows 10.
Open the XAMPP/WAMP control panel and start the Apache and MySQL services.
Open the Git Bash terminal on your Windows system.
Clone the Lstu repository by running the following command in the Git Bash terminal:
git clone https://github.com/ldidry/lstu.git
Open the cloned Lstu folder and copy the lstu folder to the htdocs directory of your XAMPP or WAMP server.
Create a new database for Lstu by opening the phpMyAdmin web interface in your browser. The URL will be http://localhost/phpmyadmin/.
In the phpMyAdmin interface, click on the "New" button in the left-hand sidebar.
Enter a name for the new database, and then click on the "Create" button.
Open the lstu/conf directory and copy the lstu.conf.ini.default file to a new lstu.conf.ini file.
Edit the lstu.conf.ini file and set the database details in the [database] section:
[database]
engine = pdo_mysql
dbname = YOUR_DATABASE_NAME
user = YOUR_DB_USERNAME
pass = YOUR_DB_PASSWORD
host = localhost
port = 3306
prefix = lstu_
Save the lstu.conf.ini file.
In your browser, visit the URL http://localhost/lstu/.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. You will need to enter the database details and set up an administrator account.
Once the installation is complete, you can start using Lstu to shorten URLs.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Lstu on a Windows 10 system. By following these steps, you will be able to create your own URL shortening service and start shortening long URLs.
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