How can I display short URLs without file extention?

Question

Hi, I've looked around but wasn't able to find what I was looking for. I'm looking for a way to automatically create short URLs displayed in the browser, not using a URL shortener. Basically I would like to re-create something like this:

idzr.org/1ptb

I upload screenshots to my server with "GrabUp" on a regular basis but it creates rather long URLs for example:

/2523e3c90d60f08e952215424e7c5d99.png

It's a bit annoying having to shorten them each time. I have seen this method a lot lately with pretty much any file including html files. If this has been discussed already I'm sorry I'm posting it again. I just seem to be stuck. Thanks in advance for any help & advice!

Answer 1

I don't know, what webserver do you use.

1. You write rule for rewrite -- htaccess for Apache or equivalent for IIS

2. You push content to user thru your code, because browser doesn't know what content get from web server -- use http header - MIME type