php sms

[hemi]

hi

iam writing code for sending sms (may be upto 30,000) i want to know wht all the applications i have to install on php server that allows my code to send sms to mobiles

[djr33]

Nothing, really.
Unless you actually want to setup your own mobile phone company with all of the technical issues of doing so, then you will need to use another company's SMS services.
This means you pay a small fee per SMS that you send and the process is easy to implement into a PHP script because you just send the data to the SMS-sending site and it will send it for you, automatically.
If you google "sms sender" (+"php" if needed), you will find lots of options for paid services.

However, be aware that there are really no options for free SMS messages because someone needs to pay for the message to be sent and phone companies like making money from it.


There are theoretically ways to actually hook up a cell phone to your server and have it send the messages when requested, so this might be one option, BUT it is very difficult to setup, requires a phone sitting at your computer all the time (so what is the point in not paying if you have to pay for an extra phone and an account), and if you send a huge number of messages it may be a problem with your service provider for "unlimited messages" that are supposed to be for private use, etc.

[sysout]

just use gammu
I also use this