"Random" custom alias bug

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. I did a fresh install and the custom alias worked fine but suddenly it 
ceased to work 100% as it would register the alias to the database BUT it 
failed to redirect the user to the proper page telling them how many characters 
they've saved etc.
2. I've messed around with your demo and was able to replicate it but it was 
after several continuous attempts so maybe that contributes to this occurring. 
I originally thought it was something specific in the URL that caused this to 
happen but suddenly the same URL that gave problems worked after a few other 
attempts.
3. As I said before, it DOES register the custom alias and the entry itself to 
the database but does not give the user confirmation, instead it tells the user 
that "The custom alias you entered is already exists." when it in fact does not 
yet although once that error appears it's basically a confirmation that the 
entry has been made except it confuses the user as they aren't being told that 
it was created and mistakenly will assume that the alias is used already and 
will keep trying which will just create more unnecessary entries.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expected to see the typical output confirming my submission instead of a 
misleading error message.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Phurl v2 Beta 3.3, Linux Hosting

Please provide any additional information below.
After the first time it occurred I cleared the DB after getting it to work 
normally again and reinstated it which resulted in this same issue happening 
again eventually. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by corrupti...@gmail.com on 21 Jul 2010 at 5:08

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Can you provide any more info on this, such as a url shortener where it doesn't 
work, or a url which makes it stop working?

I tried shortening a url with a custom alias on the demo site, and it seems to 
work fine.

Original comment by hcblahb...@gmail.com on 26 Oct 2010 at 10:10

• Changed state: Accepted

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Original comment by hcblahb...@gmail.com on 28 Oct 2010 at 7:00

• Changed state: Invalid