Send a text message with PHP in under 2 minutes

Prerequisites:

• Some version of PHP 5 installed, preferably the latest. Composer is compatible with PHP versions 5.3.2 and up.
• Install composer globally

Step 1: Set up a Project

Create a folder for your project:

mkdir sender
cd sender

Now create a composer configuration file and open it:

touch composer.json
open composer.json

Step 2: Install the SDK

Run the following command:

composer require messagemedia/messages-sdk

You will see the dependency appear in the composer configuration file you made earlier.

Step 3: Add the Code

Run the command:

touch sendMessage.php
open sendMessage.php

Paste the following code into open file:

$body->messages = array(); $body->messages[0] = new Models\Message; $body->messages[0]->content = 'My first message'; $body->messages[0]->destinationNumber = '+61466412529'; try { $result = $messagesController->sendMessages($body); print_r($result); } catch (Exceptions\SendMessages400Response $e) { echo 'Caught SendMessages400Response: ', $e->getMessage(), "\n"; } catch (MessageMediaMessagesLib\APIException $e) { echo 'Caught APIException: ', $e->getMessage(), "\n"; } ?> Replace the API key and Secret with your key and the phone number with your phone number.

Step 4: Send

Run the command:

php sendMessage.php

You should see the following print out in the screen:

You’ve now sent a simple message with PHP. Check out the API documentation and the Github repository to see what else you can do.