The Send SMS service is used to send normal and Flash SMS to any number.
The following restrictions apply to the use of the SMS service:
An SMS or Flash SMS in the production environment must not be longer than 765 characters and must not be sent to more than 10 recipients.
An SMS or Flash SMS in the sandbox environment is shortened and enhanced by a note from the DeveloperGarden. The maximum length of the message is 160 characters.
In the sandbox environment, a maximum of 10 SMS can be sent per day.
The following characters are counted twice:
| ^ € { } [ ] ~ \ LF(line break)If a SMS or Flash SMS is longer than 160 characters, one message is charged for each 153 characters (quota and credit).
Delivery cannot be guaranteed for SMS or Flash SMS to landline numbers.
The sender can be a maximum of 11 characters. Permitted characters are letters and numbers.
The specification of a phone number as the sender is only permitted if the phone number has been validated. (See: SMS Validation)
Example 787. Sending an SMS
<?php
$service = new Zend_Service_DeveloperGarden_SendSms($config);
$sms = $service->createSms(
'+49-172-123456; +49-177-789012',
'your test message',
'yourname'
);
print_r($service->send($sms));