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URL Helper
This helper adds functionality not available in the CodeIgniter URL Helper.
Functions
url_title($str, $separator = 'dash', $lowercase = false)
**Overrides default CodeIgniter function.**
This behaves like the normal CodeIgniter url_title() function, except it adds Cyrillic alphabet support.
| Name | Default | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| str | Yes | The string to convert | |
| separator | dash | No | Convert bad characters to this character |
| lowercase | false | No | Return result in lowercase? |
shorten_url($url = '')
Takes a long URL and uses the TinyURL API to return a shortened version.
| Name | Default | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | (Current URL) | No | The long URL |
// usage
shorten_url('https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+tinyurl');
// returns
'http://tinyurl.com/cvwr4sn'