send SMS with PHP or python

grahamor

Hi,

Do you need a special server configuration to send SMS's from a website ? or is it free and easy

Also, could i post data to a script on a website through an SMS, i.e. to update a football score on a sport website, for example

Thanks for any info

Webmonkey

Its not as simple as that. Some hosts (my own) offer a free SMS gateway API server via their own service.

Webtext: http://webtext.com/ seem to be the best SMS gateway service around. They provide you with an interface / API to send SMS's via.

You certainly won't find any free service anyways. I did do a script for logging into your own O2 account and sending SMS that way. I havn't updated it for the site change though.

Sam Vimes

i have a script that'll work for webtexts for all networks if you want it

Joao Ratao

have a look at http://www.clickatell.com. It works really great, their prices are alright and you have loads of diferent options to send SMS such as HTTP, XML, FTP, API, etc. IMO they are by far the best SMS gateway provider around.

I'm using it in an classic asp environment but I recall reading something about PHP in the manuals. you will have to install the API on the webserver machine.

dananos

I see postings above recommending Esendex and Clickatell, both of these are paid-for systems, you can get free versions, or even affiliate versions, that pay you.

Try going to http://ireland.freebiesms.com, clicking on "Custom development", then "Developers", and it has a good few examples on how to send sms for free.

Dan

democrates

dananos wrote: »

I see postings above recommending Esendex and Clickatell, both of these are paid-for systems, you can get free versions, or even affiliate versions, that pay you.

Try going to http://ireland.freebiesms.com, clicking on "Custom development", then "Developers", and it has a good few examples on how to send sms for free.

Dan

According to the page http://ireland.freebiesms.com/developers.aspx the free sms sent costs the recipient if they opt to read it, the amount is given as "variable".

Some call it a scam

Just seen it. The small print right at the bottom of the page - It is
a SCAM!
"Standard text messages to Orange, O2 (UK) and T-Mobile are free to
send, other networks cost 60p to send. For Messages sent to O2,Orange
and T-Mobile networks, the recipient will have the option to pay £5 to
read the message. Users must be 16+, this is not a subscription
service."

The £5 is not mentioned at the bottom of the Irish or co.uk site now so either it was removed or the poster was lying or mistaken.

Has anyone used this and can say how much the reverse charge is to Irish recipients?

Edit: archive.org copy from 9 Feb 07 :

For Messages sent to O2,Orange and T-Mobile networks, the recipient will have the option to pay £5 to read the message.

Seems a bit steep.

Webmonkey

democrates wrote: »

According to the page http://ireland.freebiesms.com/developers.aspx the free sms sent costs the recipient if they opt to read it, the amount is given as "variable".

Some call it a scam
The £5 is not mentioned at the bottom of the Irish or co.uk site now so either it was removed or the poster was lying or mistaken.

Has anyone used this and can say how much the reverse charge is to Irish recipients?

Edit: archive.org copy from 9 Feb 07 :Seems a bit steep.

+1 going to say a similar thing myself. I was a little suspicious too when OP signed up especially just to reply to two SMS threads immediately.

democrates

Webmonkey wrote: »

+1 going to say a similar thing myself. I was a little suspicious too when OP signed up especially just to reply to two SMS threads immediately.

Puzzling case ok so looking at the profile there was also an older post to motors that attracted the wrath of mods though I'm not sure why, and a wiki install query on the military forum.

What's the story dananos, trying to be helpful or lost your way down a dark get rich quick road?

Free sms would be great, hard to see the mobile cartel walking away from easy money though.

donnaille

Joao Ratao wrote: »

have a look at http://www.clickatell.com. It works really great, their prices are alright and you have loads of diferent options to send SMS such as HTTP, XML, FTP, API, etc. IMO they are by far the best SMS gateway provider around.

I'm using it in an classic asp environment but I recall reading something about PHP in the manuals. you will have to install the API on the webserver machine.

I've used clickatell with PHP for a college project,did the job fine, the rate for sms will depend on what amount of credits you buy from what I remember.

Mr. Flibble

You could just use cabaal.org interface if you have a Meteor, O2 or Vodafone account.

http://cabaal.org/cabbage/d.php?u=YOURNUMBER&p=YOURPIN&s=m&ph=TO_NUMBER&d=&m=MESSAGECONTENT

eg.
http://cabaal.org/cabbage/d.php?u=0851234567&p=1234&s=m&ph=0851234567&d=&m=testmsg

Use s=m for meteor, s=o for O2 and s=v for vodafone.

Then it is as simple as performing a GET request (loading a web page).

Sam Vimes

if you're going to do that you'd be better off using www.cabbagetexter.com/send.php because i'm gradually migrating over to that site and the cabaal.org one won't be there forever

Mr. Flibble

Sam Vimes wrote: »

if you're going to do that you'd be better off using www.cabbagetexter.com/send.php because i'm gradually migrating over to that site and the cabaal.org one won't be there forever

Any chance you can leave the old scripts there - for legacy code...?

Sam Vimes

i'm leaving it up for the forseeable future but it just won't necessarily be there forever. Cabaal said he doesn't use his webspace for much so i didn't want him to think he had to keep it going just for me.

The cabaal script actually just forwards the request on to the cabbagetexter one anyway so you'd get slightly better performance by changing to the new url

towel401

i wrote a thing before that could send SMS through python using AT commands over bluetooth. this requires a phone though. you could also get something to run on a nokia s60 phone and perhaps a client on the phone to accept the messages since bt has a fairly limited range. before this would have cost too much but now most networks have free texts

seanie_pc

Hi folks,

so am I right in saying that if it says "Free" its a scam ?

Marks12

Webmonkey wrote: »

I did do a script for logging into your own O2 account and sending SMS that way. I havn't updated it for the site change though.

Does anyone have a script like this that can login to any provide site and send a text message.

would be brilliant if it can be PHP...

I want to intergrate this in to my current system I am making. reminders.

Any help thanks.

Herbal Deity

http://o2sms.sourceforge.net/

Works for Vodafone and Meteor also.

Incredibly handy utility.

Marks12

But can this script be used with in PHP.

As in take information from the SQL database. Us that information to send possivic message from the database each time a button is clicked on the site?

Webmonkey

I don't see why not. You can call the perl script using the PHP script. I'm sure there is a perl interpreter on the server.

I created a PHP script a long time ago that done job nicely but the site has being updated since.

It's easy enough once you get the hang of cURL. Might be worth looking up.

The lads at cabbage texter have an updated version anyways so you might like to talk to them.