Question

I’m trying to set up a SMS system and using aql.com to send text(SMS) messages.

This works fine in a browser:
http://gw1.aql.com/sms/postmsg.php?to_num=447943417499&message=HELLO&flash=0&originator=Me&username=&password=***

I got it to work in PHP the other night using a simple header() function. I can’t get it to work now with header, ob_start/flush, fsock etc.

What is the best and reliable method to send a GET request in this instance. Could I have a basic example?

Thanks in advance, 🙂

[Edit] The page is requested via the SMS provider upon a text message received so debugging is pretty difficult especially on a shared host!!

Answer 1

First of all there is pear class for this service here

Also here is another implementation:

function dosmsend($number, $message, $flash = "") {
    // your aql username and password
    $username = "yourusername";
    $password = "yourpassword";

    $weburl = "http://gw1.aql.com/sms/postmsg.php";

    // encodes your message for sending on the web
    $message = urlencode($message);


    // the request string
    $smsurl = "$weburl?username=$username&password=$password&to_num=$number&message=$message";


    // if $flash is set to 1, it will add the flash request onto the query
    if ($flash == "1")
        $smsurl .= "&flash=1";

    // connects to server to send message
    if ($content_array = file($smsurl)) {
        $content = implode("", $content_array);

        // check for response
        if (eregi("AQSMS-AUTHERROR", $content))
        echo "There was an authenication error";
        elseif (eregi("AQSMS-NOMSG", $content))
        echo "There was no message or mobile number";
        elseif (eregi("AQSMS-OK", $content))
        echo "The Message was queued succcessfully";
        elseif (eregi("AQSMS-NOCREDIT", $content))
        echo "Your account has no credit";
    }
    else
        echo "There was an error connecting to the server";
}

dosmsend("09978123456", "this is a test message");

//or 
//dosmsend("09978123456","this is a test flash message oo!","1");