Ok, this post is going back to Saturday, but I didn’t have anytime left to post anything!
All day I made two updates to Linux-Links.co.uk, the first update is the Linux-Links.co.uk feed!
It took me most of the day to set up and get working properly, I then set up a FeedBurner account for people to subscribe to the feed from.
The second update is a proper external links format. Instead of linking directly to the website, there is a (hopefully) unique code that corresponds to the site, and when clicked leads straight to the website requested!
If you’re unsure about what I’m trying to explain, head over to Linux-Links.co.uk, and have a browse around!
The code creation is interesting, it is three separate functions.
The first function accepts a string, creates an hd5 hash of that string and then passes that string to the second function which splits that string into four pieces and passes it back to the first function.
The first function then does some wizardry, and passes four numbers to the third function which then does some more wizardry and returns four alphanumeric characters back to the first function.
The first function then returns those four alphanumeric characters back as a single string
Maybe I should setup a URL shortening site!? Lol!
If you are interested in seeing the code that is used, then you can either leave a comment or email me, the email address is at the bottom of the page.
That all for this post
Till next time,
Happy browsing!