README

Composer command

composer require areeb-malik/sms-boiler-plate

Publishing the configurations

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=CC-SMS

Installation command

php artisan install:sms

Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file

TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID

TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

TWILIO_SENDER

After setting the environment variables, you can start your local development server and start sending sms by just clicking on the send button.

Code snippets

You can send OTP numbers in your sms

class SmsController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        return view('sms.index');
    }

    public function sendSMS()
    {
        $otp = $this->generateOTP(5);

        $request = (object) [
            'sms_message' => 'Text message with OTP: '. $otp,
            'sms_receiver' => '<The registered phone number(s)>',
        ];

        try {
            $sid = config('sms.sid', 'some_sid');
            $sender = config('sms.sender', 'some_sender');
            $authToken = config('sms.auth', 'some_token');
            $twilio = new Client($sid, $authToken);
            $twilio->messages->create(
                $request->sms_receiver,
                [
                    "body" => $request->sms_message,
                    "from" => $sender,
                    "mediaUrl" => ["https://demo.twilio.com/owl.png"]
                ]
            );
            return 'SMS was sent';
        } catch (TwilioException $e) {
            throw $e;
        }
    }

    public function generateOTP($otpDigits)
    {
        return rand(pow(10, $otpDigits-1), pow(10, $otpDigits)-1);
    }
}

More examples

https://www.twilio.com/blog/create-sms-portal-laravel-php-twilio