Punk Rock Geek Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 My goal is to be able to enter text into a form, click submit, and then that text will be sent to every phone number I have entered into a database. The actual coding for this part doesn't sound too complicated. The problem is to do with something called an "SMS Gateway." I have no idea of what that is. I don't know what it does. I don't know how or where to install it. But apparently, I need one? I came across a free one from Kannel.org. It was only after I read the installation instructions did I notice that this probably isn't what I want. 2.4 How do I unpack and compile the gateway? These instructions work with Linux systems, but should be generic enough for other Unix-like systems: gunzip < gateway-VERSION.tar.gz | tar xvf - cd gateway-VERSION ./configure make (Replace `VERSION' with the version number of the gateway you downloaded.) Kannel's program is made in C++, and I need something PHP specific. Is anyone able to help me out here? Do I need a SMS Gateway, and if so, do you have any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hi There are loads of companies selling SMS services on a pay basis. All the best Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismatic Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hi There are loads of companies selling SMS services on a pay basis. All the best Keith Not needed... Most providers allow you to simply email a phone an SMS, go here for a list http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/email-to-sms/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daanoz Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 It depends in which country you live... Here in the netherlands i use such a SMS gateway... it works by signing up to their site, by which you obtain an username and password. When you wanna send a sms, you just post a XML to their service with the username + password and contents of the sms, and they will deliver it to the phone. should be easy to find, just type sms-gateway <country> in google and it should send you to the proper spot cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Not needed... Most providers allow you to simply email a phone an SMS, go here for a list http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/email-to-sms/ Very interesting, although doesn't appear to work for Orange (who I am with). All the best Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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