[Sowhat]

Hi Everyone,

Can i send sms globally using php (since i have been wrking with php it is more comfortable to use it.)

Pls can u suggest some good sites which give off the shelf packages tht i can use in the portal...

thnx in advance

[NeverMind]

you can..
but you have to figure out the gateway used by your SMS provider..
and most of the time, it's not free since you have to have an account with the provider which will give you information about how you communicate with there servers through that gateway..

http://pear.php.net/package/Net_SMS#results
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

[Revolution]

and if it is not in php, something else, then it'll be free ???

[Acecool]

Some use:

telephone_number@provider.ext

[NeverMind]

Originally Posted by Revolution

and if it is not in php, something else, then it'll be free ???

regardless of the language..
and it really differs from a provider to another...

[MukhtarDiab]

I think there is a class that's called sms_api which let u to send an sms message to all the world , but i am not sure ,i am not use it before

[filth]

there are a few classes on http://www.phpclasses.org/ but as mentioned you will need to use a gateway no matter what language you use and most are not free (1 such gateway is clickatell).

The only other way to do it is to get the hardware and use your pc/server to send the texts but of course this will be more expensive than using a gateway unless you have a contract with the sms service provider.

Also forgot to mention as someone has suggested you can use the email the SMS service provider gives the user (if they get 1 at all). Most people however dont necessarily know what it is or if they have 1.