Publishing a node from an SMS message ???

Hi,
I think SMS Framework has this option.

I have easier question:
How to create node using PHP ? I have setup Gammu server. I have some scripts there.
I'd like to write PHP script which connect to my Drupal site (on different server) and add node to this site.

Is that possible ?

node_save() should work, if you create a properly formatted $node object and pass it.

yeah, you're right. its quite easy! :)

here links for other interested ppl:
http://drupal.org/node/67887
http://www.unibia.com/unibianet/node/29

hmmm. the only question. how to send those data to this script ?
GET , POST , XML POST ?

GET is not a good idea coz message is too long ... am I right ?

Well if you're just doing this for SMS, isn't the max message size 160 chars? That would fit fine in a GET request.

POST would of course be more flexible for larger data. I'd go with POST if you have any intention of using the code in the future for stuff other than SMS requests.

[Edit: Sorry, it was the original poster asking about SMS, not you)

Yeah, my only problem is I am beginer PHP coder and can write only using GET and Lynx browser to send this SMS to drupal script.
Do you know how to do it using POST ? Do I need Lynx to send a request ?
Do not apologize I was asking about sms also, I know how to receive SMS and trigger a script after that. The only problem I dont know how to send this that from one server (with gsm module) to another (with drupal and my php script with node_save().

Thx, ben

You could code the POST request yourself using fopen() and such (see this thread for some example code: http://www.webmasterworld.com/php/3164561.htm), or you could use the cURL library (see http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070414080209AA3QiTt)

Hey Brian, thank you. I will use this method. Only need to find out how to do this in a separate process.
Now I use Lynx and GET method, because I know how to exec() Lynx without waiting to the end of connection. The screipt can go to the end and do not wait untail data will be send. Lynx is doing that separately. It's quite good , coz script can receive next data and run another lynx process.

Actually I think if I prepare this POST script in separate file I can run it in the same way like lynx :), cant I ?

Thanks again for your co-op.

B.

Try this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/124462/asynchronous-php-calls

You could also use an AJAX approach, submitting the POST with Javascript. This is pretty easy with jQuery.

Hey this is it. Thanks, what I noticed PHP can be the same adventure as Drupal is :)

I forgot:) - Thanks again !

Ok Brian, tell me to shut up and I'll finish this thread :)
Or lets go further..

What we have now:

1) machine A receive SMS: "JOHNNY Hello World!"
2) machine A posts it to machine B (Drupal hosting server) - POST request to nodesms.php
3) PHP script - nodesms.php - using node_save() creates new node where the title is tel number and body SMS text and date automaticaly created and..... author <- here I stopped :) , the author is Anonymous.

Wouldn't be great if the user was: johnny ? :)

Now I can do it stiffly, what I did, I add: $node->uid = 4; to my nodesms.php script and I have new node where the author is johnny.

Thats cool, but what when the user Johnny doesnt exist ?

What I'd like to do now:

Use some next Drupal API function which let me create an Array with registered users. I can extract first word from SMS, then write

while ($users[] == 'johnny') {

$uid = some_drupal_api_function_which_can_check_uid_using_username('johnny');
$node->uid = $uid;
}

TAA DAA :) done. What you think ?

B.

ok, I found out how to do this. But I am SELECTING directly from Drupal database:
mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name='$username'")

have no idea how user_load() Drupal API function works.

B.

Should work

Yes, indeed. :) I did it , but had to check mysql tables.
Thanks!

So the main part is done.
Now need to config Drupal for this little content.

What I do is a site which let people get a free account and setup SMS chart or SMS live channel.
One easy number and many accounts.

Now I am fighting with Acees rules :). It let me setup minimum username length, coz I want to keep 4-letters and less usernames for special accounts.
The problem is, soecial usernames can't login after admin create the accounts for them because of access rules deny. I am trying to find out how to set access rules only for new registrations, not for already registered user. Huh...

But its a different story and different topic probably..

Thanks for your help man.