fluidTechGlobal/AfricaIsTalkingSMS

Send Sms using Africa is talking sms services and Laravel Php Framework # Laravel - Africa is Talking Sms Using Laravel Framework and Africa Is Talking Api, SMS can now be sent in Africa with ease. Follow the steps below and use the Package ## Installation Run composer require ftg/sms:dev-master at the root of your Laravel Project. ## Africa is Talking Account Creation You will need an account in Africa is Talking. By default a new account has 10 free sms for test purposes. Visit Africa is Talking and create an account or login if you have one. #### Api Creation Create an Api Key that will be used to send the messages ## Configuration Add the following line to your providers in the App/Config/app.php file; Ftg\Sms\SmsServiceProvider::class, Add the following line to your aliases in the App/Config/app.php file; 'SMS' => Ftg\Sms\Facades\Sms::class, Add the following lines to your .env file for the Package to pick your africa is talking username and api key. Complete them with the relevant credentials Africa_Is_Talking_Username= Africa_Is_Talking_API_KEY= Africa_Is_Talking_ID= ##Usage In your controller include the following line at the top; use Ftg\Sms\Facades\Sms; In the function send the message as follows; /** * Sending of Sms * Not that numbers have to begin with 254 for Kenya **/ public function test() { $mobile = "254..."; $message = "Your Message goes here"; Sms::send_sms($mobile,$message); return "message sent"; } ## License The Laravel framework is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.