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[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) 4. / 5. patricpoba/arkesel-php ActiveLibrary[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) patricpoba/arkesel-php ====================== This package enables sending of sms from your laravel application using https://sms.arkesel.com as a service provider. v1.0.4(2y ago)75122MITPHPPHP ^7.0|^8.0CI failing Since May 4Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/patricpoba/arkesel-php)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/patricpoba/arkesel-php)[ Docs](https://github.com/patricpoba/arkesel-php)[ RSS](/packages/patricpoba-arkesel-php/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (6)Used By (0) Arkesel SMS PHP and Laravel Package =================================== [](#arkesel-sms-php-and-laravel-package) This package enables sending of sms from your laravel application using as a service provider. Requirements & Installation ------------------------------- [](#requirements--installation) This package requires at least php 7.0 or laravel 5.5. You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require patricpoba/arkesel-php ``` PHP Usage --------- [](#php-usage) ``` // PHP Examples use PatricPoba\Arkesel\Sms; $sms = new Sms('SenderId', 'smsApiKey'); ## Basic sending(uses api_key set in .env file) // successful response: {"code":"ok","message":"Successfully Send","balance":17706,"user":"Yaw Berko"} // error response: {"code":"102","message":"Authentication Failed"} $sms->send('02XXXXXXXXX', 'Testing sms messaging'); ## To use a different api key at runtime, $sms->setApiKey('API_KEY_GOES_HERE')->send('02XXXXXXXX', 'Testing App'); ## To customise sender Id (must not be more than 11 characters) $sms->from('CompanyName')->send('02XXXXXXXX', 'Testing App'); ## Sceduling (sending message at a later time) // successful response: {"code":"109","message":"Invalid Schedule Time"} // successful response: {"code":"ok","message":"SMS Scheduled successfully.","balance":17705,"user":"Yaw Berko"} $dateTime ='04-05-2020 06:19 PM'; // Must be this format - "d-m-Y h:i A" $sms->schedule($dateTime, '02XXXXXXXX', 'This message will be sent later') ## Checking Sms balance // successful response: {"balance":17707,"user":"Yaw Berko","country":"Ghana"} $sms->balance(); ## Check balance of a different a arkesel account account, $sms->setApiKey('API_KEY_GOES_HERE')->balance(); ``` Laravel ------- [](#laravel) If you're using laravel 5.5 and above, you can skip this step and continue at the examples. Add the following line of code to the **providers**' array in *config/app.php file*. ``` PatricPoba\Arkesel\ArkeselServiceProvider::class ``` Add the facade of this package to the aliases array in the *config/app.php file*. ``` 'ArkeselSms' => PatricPoba\Arkesel\ArkeselSmsFacade::class ``` ### Usage Examples [](#usage-examples) ``` # Setting API key in .env file Before you can start sending sms you will need to set your api key and default sender ID in your /.env file You can find your api key here `https://sms.arkesel.com/user/sms-api/info` These config files can be changed from the laravel application. ARKESEL_SMS_SENDER_ID=MyApp ARKESEL_SMS_API_KEY=YourKeyGoesHere ## Sending Sms ## Basic sending(uses api_key set in .env file) * successful response: {"code":"ok","message":"Successfully Send","balance":17706,"user":"Yaw Berko"} * error response: {"code":"102","message":"Authentication Failed"} * */ ArkeselSms::send('02XXXXXXXXX', 'Testing sms messaging'); ## To use a different api key at runtime, ArkeselSms::setApiKey('API_KEY_GOES_HERE')->send('02XXXXXXXX', 'Testing App'); ## To customise sender Id (must not be more than 11 characters) ArkeselSms::from('CompanyName')->send('02XXXXXXXX', 'Testing App'); ## Sceduling (sending message at a later time) // successful response: {"code":"109","message":"Invalid Schedule Time"} // successful response: {"code":"ok","message":"SMS Scheduled successfully.","balance":17705,"user":"Yaw Berko"} $dateTime ='04-05-2020 06:19 PM'; // Must be this format - "d-m-Y h:i A" ArkeselSms::schedule($dateTime, '02XXXXXXXX', 'This message will be sent later') ## Checking Sms balance // successful response: {"balance":17707,"user":"Yaw Berko","country":"Ghana"} ArkeselSms::balance(); ## Check balance of a different a arkesel account account, ArkeselSms::setApiKey('API_KEY_GOES_HERE')->balance(); ``` ### Security [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please me a message on [twitter](https://twitter.com/patricpoba) instead of using the issue tracker. License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 32 — LowBetter than 72% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity21 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity65 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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