How can I get a 302 redirection URL's Location header in PHP?

Question

I am trying to find a universal way to expand most if not all of the shortened URLs out there. I know short URLs such as bit.ly, TinyURL, goo.gl, etc use the 302 redirection method to redirect you to another site. How can I make a HEAD request to the shortened URL in php and get the "Location" part of the header?

Please help me with this.

Thanks

Answer 1

Forget it everyone. :) With some internet searching, I found this:

expanding short url to original url using PHP and CURL — Hasin Hayder

It shows me exactly how to do this.