[thelist] php -> sms

[Simon Willison]

Paul Bennett wrote:
> Has anyone had any success in dynamically generating SMS messages with 
> php (or any scripting language)? Basicallky I want to send an sms to a 
> predefined mobile number when a new record is added to the db.
> 
>  From what I have seen there is only manual pc software that uses a 
> cellphone connected to a COM port - I want to be able to do the same 
> thing (with phone and COM port) but using PHP and not having to have 
> someone manually format a message using dektop software?
> 
> Any suggestions? I have had a look at: smstools via source forge but 
> have not yet got it running successfully

This is probably the internet world's best kept secret: you can send SMS 
messages to almost all American cell phones by emailing a magic address 
(a different one for each network provider). Adrian Holovaty explains 
how here:

http://www.holovaty.com/blog/archive/2003/08/31/0004

Enjoy :)

Simon Willison
http://simon.incutio.com/