ActiveXperts SMS and MMS Toolkit Add SMS and MMS capabilities to any Windows or .NET application

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Using SMS and MMS Toolkit with PHP (MM1 Connection)

The SMS and MMS Toolkit is a software development kit (SDK) to enhance an application or script with SMS, MMS and Pager functionality. SMS messages can be sent using a GSM/GPRS modem, an SMPP provider, an HTTP compliant SMS provider or using a standard dialup or fixed-line SMS modem. MMS messages can be sent via a GSM/GPRS modem (MM1), an SMTP server (MM4) or an XML/SOAP compliant provider (MM7).

SMS features:

  • Send and receive numeric- and alphanumeric text SMS messages
  • Verify delivery of outgoing SMS messages
  • Support for multimedia SMS messages, including ringtones, pictures and logo's
  • Support for WAP Push, WAP Bookmarks, vCards, voicemail/e-mail/fax/MMS indications
  • Support for Unicode, to support foreign languages like Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, etc.
  • Support for multi-part messages, to allow messages longer than 160 characters
  • Support for GSM modems, GSM phones, SMS/HTTP providers, SMPP (Short Message Peer to Peer) providers, TAP/XIO and UCP dial-in SMSC providers
  • Support Multi-threading environments. The component is thread-safe, which means it can be used in a multi-threaded environment
  • Samples included for various development platforms: MS Visual Basic, MS Visual Basic .NET, MS Visual C++, MS Visual Studio C# .NET, ASP, ASP .NET, Borland Delphi, Borland C++ Builder, Windows Powershell ColdFusion and more

MMS features:

  • Support for many multimedia formats incl.: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, WBMP, TIF, WAV, MP3, MIDI, AC3, GP3, AVI, MPG, MP4, VCARD, VCALENDAR, JAR and more
  • Support for MM1 (MMS over WAP), MM4 (MMS over SMTP) and MM7 (MMS over HTML/SOAP)

Pager features:

  • Send alpha-numeric Pager messages through SNPP

This document describes how the SMS and MMS Toolkit can be integrated into PHP projects.

Step 1: Download and install the SMS and MMS Toolkit

Download the SMS and MMS Toolkit from the ActiveXperts Download Site and start the installation. The installation guides you through the installation process.

Step 2: Create the SMS and MMS Toolkit objects in PHP

You must use the following code to declare the COM object(s) in PHP: Use the following PHP code to declare and create the MM1 object:

$objMm1Protocol = new Com("ActiveXperts.MmsProtocolMm1");

Insert the following line to declare and create the MmsMessage object: 

$objMessage = new Com("ActiveXperts.MmsMessage");

Insert the following line to declare and create the MmsSlide object: 

$objSlide = new Com("ActiveXperts.MmsSlide");

Insert the following line to declare and create the MmsConstants object: 

$objConstants = new Com("ActiveXperts.MmsConstants");

Step 3: Create a form

To send an MMS the toolkit requires following information:

  • Device name
  • APN
  • APN Account
  • APN Password
  • Wap Gateway
  • MMSC Address
  • Recipient
  • Subject
  • Message
  • Attachment
  • Result

Create a simple form which collects this information from the user. Note that the APN settings, WAP Gateway and MMSC Addresses are also stored in configuration files which are shipped with the product. You can also configure your MMS settings using these configuration files. They can be found in the install directory of the SMS and MMS Toolkit in the "Provider" folder.

The toolkit allows you to preview all connected modems. The following code returns an array of connected devices:

//******************************************************************************
// This function returns an array which contains all connected devices
function getDevices(){
    global $objMm1Protocol;
    $intDevices = $objMm1Protocol->GetDeviceCount();
    $arrDevices[0] = "No devices detected";
    for( $i = 0; $i < $intDevices; $i++ ){
        $arrDevices[$i] = $objMm1Protocol->GetDevice($i);
    }

    return $arrDevices;
}

Use the following code to list the array in a combobox: 

<select name="CTL_DEVICES" style="width: 250px">
  <?
    foreach( getDevices() as $device ){
      echo "<option>" . $device . "</option>";
    }
  ?>
</select>

Step 4: Send MMS messages

If the instances described in step 2 can successfully be created, you can now send MMS messages using a connected GSM GPRS/EDGE/UMTS modem.

The following PHP code is the core of a website where the user can fill a file located on the webserver, and send it as a MMS message to his mobile phone or email address.

The demo can be run from a client connecting to the PHP webserver. The client does not need any additional hardware. The modem has to be connected to the webserver.

The following PHP code shows how to send a MMS: 

  $objMm1Protocol = new Com("ActiveXperts.MmsProtocolMm1");
  $objMessage = new Com("ActiveXperts.MmsMessage");
  $objSlide = new Com("ActiveXperts.MmsSlide");
  $objConstants = new Com("ActiveXperts.MmsConstants");
	
  $CTL_SERVER = "[HOST]";
  $CTL_APN = "[APN]";
  $CTL_GATEWAY = "[GATEWAY]";
  $CTL_ATTACHMENT = @"C:\Windows\Clock.avi";
  $CTL_MESSAGE = "[MESSAGE]";
	
  $objMm1Protocol->LogFile = "C:\logfile.txt";

  if( $_POST["CTL_SEND"] != "" ){
	
    $CTL_SERVER = $_POST["CTL_SERVER"];
    $CTL_APN = $_POST["CTL_APN"];
    $CTL_GATEWAY = $_POST["CTL_GATEWAY"];
    $CTL_ATTACHMENT = $_POST["CTL_ATTACHMENT"];
    $CTL_MESSAGE = $_POST["CTL_MESSAGE"];
	
    $objSlide->Clear();
    $objSlide->AddText( $CTL_MESSAGE );
    $objSlide->AddAttachment( $CTL_ATTACHMENT , 0 );
		
    $objMessage->Clear();
    $objMessage->AddRecipient( $_POST["CTL_RECIPIENT"], $objConstants->asMMS_RECIPIENT_TO );
    $objMessage->From = $_POST["CTL_SENDER"];
    $objMessage->Subject = $_POST["CTL_SUBJECT"];
    $objMessage->AddSlide( $objSlide );
			
    $objMm1Protocol->Clear();
    $objMm1Protocol->Device = $_POST["CTL_DEVICES"];
    $objMm1Protocol->ProviderMMSC = $CTL_SERVER;
    $objMm1Protocol->ProviderAPN = $CTL_APN;
    $objMm1Protocol->ProviderAPNAccount = $_POST["CTL_APNACCOUNT"];
    $objMm1Protocol->ProviderAPNPassword = $_POST["CTL_APNPASSWORD"];
    $objMm1Protocol->ProviderWAPGateway = $CTL_GATEWAY;
		
    if( $_POST["CTL_PINCODE"] != "" ){
       $objMm1Protocol->EnterPin( $_POST["CTL_PINCODE"] );
    }
		
    if( $objMm1Protocol->LastError == 0 ){
       $objMm1Protocol->Connect();
    }

    if( $objMm1Protocol->LastError == 0 ){
       $objMm1Protocol->Send( $objMessage );
    }
		
    $numLastError =  $objMm1Protocol->LastError;
    $strLastError =  $objMm1Protocol->GetErrorDescription( $numLastError );
    $strLastResponse = $objMm1Protocol->ProviderResponse;
	
    $objMm1Protocol->Disconnect();

  }
	
  //******************************************************************************
  // This function returns an array which contains all connected devices
  function getDevices(){
      global $objMm1Protocol;
      $intDevices = $objMm1Protocol->GetDeviceCount();
      $arrDevices[0] = "No devices detected";
      for( $i = 0; $i < $intDevices; $i++ ){
          $arrDevices[$i] = $objMm1Protocol->GetDevice($i);
      }

      return $arrDevices;
  }

There are many working samples included with the product. You can also find them on the ActiveXperts FTP site: ftp.activexperts-labs.com/samples/mobile-messaging-component.