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Sorry about the multiple posts, wasnt sure where best to post this.
Anyway, heres my question, is it possible to send an alert in the form of a text message when an online php form has been submitted to a specific mobile number?
thanks in advance
dave
Dave
More of just a PHP thing, but I have a few scripts running that send a message to my phone if an error has occurred.
I'm not sure if this is possible with all phone carriers. I have just used the mail() function in PHP to send a email to 'my phone number'@vtext.com and it will come across as a text message. Your service may have a similar mailserver setup.
Hope this helps!
This seems like an interesting post.
Can a message actually be sent and displayed on a mobile phone using the mail() function in php??
Also, I am able to understand that an address is required to send the message. This address starts with the number to whom you are sending it to, however, I assume the mail server extension is actually the extention of the carrier (.orange.com, .verizon.com etc). Please mark and explain to me if I am wrong.
Please provide information on this, as it seems like something very interesting to work on.
Mariam
Mariam
You are correct with the mail server depending on the carrier.PHP Code:<?php mail("##########@vtext.com", "Message Subject Here", "Message Content Here"); ?>
I use Verizon, and "vtext.com" is what they use as their "message server".
As long as your calling plan allows quite a few messages it is a useful method. I use it as a debugging tool to send a message when certain errors have occurred in my scripts.