URL Shortener

A simple URL shortener application that allows users to shorten long URLs into more manageable links and integrates with a web interface for user interaction.

Features

• Shortens long URLs into short, easy-to-share links.
• Redirects users from short links to the original long URLs.
• Keeps track of the original URL and the shortened URL in a database.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: Server-side JavaScript runtime environment.
• Express.js: Web framework for Node.js.
• MySQL: Relational database management system.
• mysql2: MySQL client for Node.js.
• dotenv: Loads environment variables from a .env file.
• uuid: Generates unique identifiers for shortened URLs.