Text messages are sent through your cellular data provider (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc), but iMessages are automatically routed through Apple’s servers, saving you data if you’re on Wi-Fi. If you aren’t connected to Wi-Fi, the message will count towards your monthly data plan. The Messages App on your Mac allows you to receive and send unlimited iMessages to anyone using an Apple device. Additionally, the Messages App on your Mac can also be setup to send and receive carrier supported SMS Text Messages to those who are not using Apple devices. Send SMS Text Messages On Mac. Messages app on Lion or Mountain Lion supports Bonjour discovery which lets computers discover other devices using Messages app on your local network without needing a central server setup. Bonjour is not on by default, but you can find the option under Preferences, or simply ⌘ +, to open up the panel. Send SMS Text Message (SMPP) Action. The SMPP action sends SMS messages from the monitoring service to a mobile phone via an SMPP gateway server on the Internet. Typically your mobile phone provider will have an SMPP gateway and will give you the parameters to fill in for this action.
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I want to send SMS messages to multiple numbers in my database based on an event happening. I was wondering if there is a way of doing this in PHP or Javascript? Maybe there is a function like php's mail function?
If not does anyone know of any good and easy to implement systems paid or free?
I'd like to have a go at developing something like this myself, but have a feeling that it might take me a long time. Command for centering text mac.
Any other information or tips on the subject would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the time.
Oh, also I'm using Ubuntu server if that helps.
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There is no function in PHP or javascript that can send sms directly. SMS are basically based on Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) protocol so there is no way you can directly send sms programmatically. Yes you could use smsgateway or an existing api where you can make a http request from php. There are lot of sms service providers like VAS providers and there are lot of free and open source smsgateway like kannel which you can use to send/recieve sms or if you could configure your own gateway as well.
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You typically use an SMS gateway to do this. There are many out there, google. Those offer an API of some sort (REST, SOAP, whatever) that you can make a request to. The gateway service will then send out the SMS message over the phone network. These services are typically paid for.
For very limited scenarios that only need to support certain carriers, you can often get away with sending a regular email to a special address, like
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You can use a SMS gateway provider or setup your own gateway.
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