This is a barebones PHP reimplementation of the nullpointer file-sharing and link-shortening service by Mia Herkt. Unlike the original, this version is intended to be used on shared hosting and does not require a database. This version also does no file verification or filtering. It is not recommended to leave this service open to the public. The original version can be found here. Unlike the nullpointer, this version requires a username and password to upload files or shorten links.
This project will only work on a web server that supports .htaccess files such as Apache or Litespeed. This project is not compatible with Nginx, caddy, or any server where .htaccess support is not enabled.
To install this project:
- Clone this repository to your web server.
- Run
./install.shto configure password authentication. You may rerun this script to change the password(s) or add additional users. - Symlink your document root to the
public_htmldirectory or move the contents ofpublic_htmlto your document root.
You can delete files manually from the f directory. There is no database to keep track of files. So, there is no additional cleanup required. Shortened URLs can be deleted by removing the corresponding folder in the l directory.
This project is fully compatible with command line tools that support nullpointer such as pb. You can also use curl directly.
curl -F'file=@yourfile.png' https://user:pass@mwt.shcurl -F'shorten=https://www.matthewthom.as/' https://user:pass@mwt.sh