How do I send SMS/WhatsApp from PHP?

To send SMS or WhatsApp messages from PHP, you can use various APIs such as Twilio, Nexmo, or the WhatsApp Business API. Below, we outline how to do this using Twilio, which supports sending SMS and WhatsApp messages easily.

Here's a simple example of how to send an SMS using Twilio's API in PHP:

<?php require 'vendor/autoload.php'; // Load the Twilio PHP SDK use Twilio\Rest\Client; // Your Account SID and Auth Token from twilio.com/console $sid = 'your_account_sid'; $token = 'your_auth_token'; $twilio = new Client($sid, $token); // Sending SMS $message = $twilio->messages->create( '+1234567890', // Replace with your phone number [ 'from' => '+10987654321', // Replace with your Twilio number 'body' => 'Hello, this is a test SMS from my PHP application!' ] ); echo "Message sent! SID: " . $message->sid; ?>

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