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Twilio Send SMS (using Chilkat HTTP)

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<?php

$success = 0;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

// Implements the following CURL command:

// (See information about using test credentials and phone numbers:  https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/test-credentials)

// curl -X POST https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json \
// --data-urlencode "From=+15005550006" \
// --data-urlencode "Body=body" \
// --data-urlencode "To=+15005551212" \
// -u TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

$http->Login = 'TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID';
$http->Password = 'TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN';

$req = new COM("Chilkat.HttpRequest");
$req->HttpVerb = 'POST';
$req->Path = '/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json';
$req->ContentType = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
$req->AddParam('From','+15005550006');
$req->AddParam('Body','body');
$req->AddParam('To','+15005551212');

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpReq('https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json',$req,$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

// A 201 status code indicates success.
$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
//   "api_version": "2010-04-01",
//   "body": "body",
//   "date_created": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:31 +0000",
//   "date_sent": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
//   "date_updated": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
//   "direction": "outbound-api",
//   "error_code": null,
//   "error_message": null,
//   "from": "+15017122661",
//   "messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
//   "num_media": "0",
//   "num_segments": "1",
//   "price": null,
//   "price_unit": null,
//   "sid": "MMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
//   "status": "sent",
//   "subresource_uris": {
//     "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Media.json"
//   },
//   "to": "+15558675310",
//   "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$account_sid = $jResp->stringOf('account_sid');
$api_version = $jResp->stringOf('api_version');
$body = $jResp->stringOf('body');
$date_created = $jResp->stringOf('date_created');
$date_sent = $jResp->stringOf('date_sent');
$date_updated = $jResp->stringOf('date_updated');
$direction = $jResp->stringOf('direction');
$error_code = $jResp->stringOf('error_code');
$error_message = $jResp->stringOf('error_message');
$from = $jResp->stringOf('from');
$messaging_service_sid = $jResp->stringOf('messaging_service_sid');
$num_media = $jResp->stringOf('num_media');
$num_segments = $jResp->stringOf('num_segments');
$price = $jResp->stringOf('price');
$price_unit = $jResp->stringOf('price_unit');
$sid = $jResp->stringOf('sid');
$status = $jResp->stringOf('status');
$subresource_urisMedia = $jResp->stringOf('subresource_uris.media');
$v_to = $jResp->stringOf('to');
$uri = $jResp->stringOf('uri');

?>