Sending text messages in PHP

[KingSlick]

Is it possible? and if so, how?

 

[vacunita]

Sending to what? a cell phone? a webpage? As emails what exactly?

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[jpadie]

the answer is yes. by a number of different methods (as vacunita hints at)

1. you can create a serial interface to a phone that supports the AT character set for sending sms and use php to send information down the serial link (or control a com object that does this)

2. or, much easier, you can use an internet gateway service such as aql.com. for this service you can use php to post information to the aql gateway. it may also support a get method too. their api is published, of course.

 

[Olavxxx]

It is also possible to connect a phone through a datacable to a computer and send SMS from that phone.

Olav Alexander Mjelde

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[jpadie]

that would be the serial interface option I proposed. the datacables typically emulate a serial port, in my experience anyway.

 

[Bertiethedog]

One of my websites actually does this for me.

I redirect to redsms with a string that includes the username, password, phonenumber & message. Works a treat.


Richard