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User Manual for x10 URL™

How to use x10 URL™?

  1. Enter your long URL (Uniform Resource Locator) into the form box below the phrase "Enter a valid URL:". You may enter URLs with or without (https:// or http://) as this can process both.
  2. Click the "Shorten!" button.
  3. Wait for the shortened link. The waiting time should not be more than a minute, but the average is below 10 seconds.
  4. When the shortened link appears, copy the link by clicking the copy icon below the shortened link.
  5. You may now use the shortened URL anytime, anywhere. Share it with those you intend for.

If it displays "Invalid URL" below "Shortened URL:"

If it shows that error below "Shortened URL:", it means that the URL is invalid. Ensure that the URL or the domain is complete. Either "https://domain.tld" or "domain.tld" URL formats are accepted. Double check if the tld has a dot and spot any mistakes that you have made in typing the URL.

If it displays "Anti-DDOS Security Check Fail" below "Shortened URL:"

If it shows that error below "Shortened URL:", it means that your web browser has failed the hidden security check that secures this site. To fix this, try to refresh the page, use a different web browser, disable VPN/Proxy, use the first ISP/Public IP Address you use when visiting this website, use Incognito/Private Mode, check if you use a destructive content blocker, update your web browser and/or check if your device accepts/support cookies and javascript. If none of the above mentioned solutions fixes the issue, try visiting/using the site again after 4 days or 1.5 weeks.
We store 2 cookies on your devices for this security check, for that refer to our Privacy Policy. Just for your information, the cookies will be checked if they exist and the IP Address/User Agent indicated there is the same as the one you use to visit the site at first. This is just to avoid bots who does not support JavaScript and/or bots that cannot store cookies.

Usage Reminders

  1. We do not impose limits on the amount, length, and category of URLs you shorten.
  2. As our ToS mentions, be responsible for the URLs you shorten for this site to maintain a good security vendor rating.
  3. This site is hosted on shared hosting; thus, link generation and forwarding may take more time than usual.

How does this site work? - For novice users

  1. When you visit this site, you will be directed to the homepage or to the page you want to go (like this page) as the behind-the-scenes program detects that there is no shortened link directory.
  2. When you input a link on the form box and click the shorten button, a behind-the-scenes program will process your link.
  3. The behind-the-scenes program will randomly generate a shorten link using "https://url.x10.bz/{directory}" with its directory consisting of 6 alphanumeric characters. This should all happen in less than 10 seconds during normal conditions.
  4. Then, the behind-the-scenes program will save it into a phonebook-like file structure.
  5. The shortened link will be displayed to you, and you can now copy the shortened link.
  6. If someone visits your shortened link, the behind-the-scenes program will look up into the phonebook-like file structure and will forward the user to the original URL you have given.

How does this site work? - For nerd users

  1. The .htaccess file redirects all traffic to the redirect.php file, which will determine if the directory of the shortened link is available on the XML file. If existing, you should be redirected to the inserted original URL.
  2. If not, it will check for the page like this page, and if it exists, you will be forwarded to that page. If still not existing, you will be forwarded to the homepage.
  3. When you input a link on the form box and click the shorten button, the shorten.php will do its job.
  4. The shorten.php will randomly generate a shorten link using "https://url.x10.bz/{directory}" with its directory consisting of 6 alphanumeric characters. The average processing time is less than 10 seconds.
  5. Then the shorten.php will save the original URL and the new shortened link directory into the urls.xml file.
  6. If someone visits your shortened link, the redirect.php (redirected by .htaccess) will look up into the urls.xml and will forward the user to the original URL you have given.