Integrating SMS Function With Registration

Apparently the problem has to do with the use of the namespacing alias ‘use’. It’s to alias a class name and has to be invoked on a page, outside of the function. The result of not having the class “Client” is that error messages don’t explain that you’re not including the class, but shows one related to the variables that are missing.

In the end using the below as a function just doesn’t cut it:

function sendtext() {
  global $sid, $token, $receiver, $my_number, $message_body;
$client = new Client($sid, $token);
// Use the client to do fun stuff like send text messages!
$client->messages->create(
    // the number you'd like to send the message to
    $receiver,
    array(
        // A Twilio phone number you purchased at twilio.com/console
        'from' => $my_number,
        // the body of the text message you'd like to send
        'body' => $message_body
    )
);
}

But if someone can explain how to pass the globals to an invocation of sendtext(), I’d be very happy.

This is what I need to pass to sendtext():

 $user_country = $user->country;
  $receiver = $user->tel;
  $message_body = $message;

 if ($user_country == 'CA'){
   $my_number = get_option( 'twilio_number' );
   $sid = get_option( 'twilio_account' );
   $token = get_option( 'twilio_auth_token' );
 }
 if ($user_country == 'USA'){
   $my_number = get_option( 'twilio_number_usa' );
   $sid = get_option( 'twilio_account_usa' );
   $token = get_option( 'twilio_auth_token' );
 }
sendtext()

Thanks.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by starapple.

Thanks for the advice @bcworkz, but it doesn’t work. I end up with the uncaught Rest exception ‘[HTTP 400] Unable to create record: A ‘To’ phone number is required.’

When the “defunctionalize” (new word?) the block of Twilio code, it works perfectly sending a link via text to the newly registered user.

However, sendtext() hooked into a page in my dashboard accepts the number and message submitted in a form.

I’ll use the clumsy method until I figure out how to use the function in the three instances I wish to in the site.

Thanks again for your response @bcworkz. The problem is everything to do with passing values to the function. As I said, It works perfectly in another instance. To clarify, when I send the same values but don’t declare the block of code as a function, the messages are sent.

I have added the custom user meta and it’s stored in the user_meta table fine. ALl else is OK. I added custom options on the settings page . Everything is stored and retrieved. The problem is calling sendtext() and passing it values. Even if I take the value from $_POST[‘tel’] the result is the same.

No worries. Don’t go studying SMS now.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by starapple.

I really appreciate your sticking with me @bcworkz, because this helkps to think it through. I know for sure that all the variable are accessible because, I said earlier, I successfully send and receive messages when I just don’t make the code into a function.

With regular functions you make the variables globals so you can acess them outside the function. In this case, when all the variables are not within the function, declaring global does not extend their scope.

As I’m a hobbyist really, I’m not clear how to format the function so that the variables can be passed by reference,

$client = new Client($sid, $token);
 sendtext($client, $receiver, $my_number, $message_body){OPERATE on $client, $receiver, $my_number, $message_body}

I have a feeling that that structure would work but the syntax I’m not clear on. Tomorrow I’ll give it another go after getting other matters out of the way.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by starapple.
• This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by starapple.
• This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by starapple.
• This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by starapple.