May PHP "Phone Home"?

Calling base if security alert

[henry0]

I do not know how and if it is doable
I have added a bunch of security check on a major form
It emails me in case of break-in tentative

But could I trigger something like an automated phone message?

[trillianjedi]

How about a script that calls an SMS gateway and sends a message to your mobile?

Plenty of those around - a search should reveal a few.

Also you could consider just adding an email to SMS service (again a search should reveal a few). That would be an easy add-on to what you already have.

TJ

[Tapolyai]

There are some VoIP APIs out there which would allow you to make such call.

Alternatively, look at Skype's APIs and hooks.

[henry0]

Thanks
Starting to dig!

[coopster]

It can be much easier than that even. If your cell phone is text-message capable, just email your phone.

[thndr]

You can do anything with PHP through system or exec calls, if you can find a command line program to do it. As others have mentioned VOIPare doable

[henry0]

Looking for CMS is like deciphering the Rosette stone

however coopster is right, simply email to my cell!

since I do not use email with my cell I did not think about it :)

[jatar_k]

that's exactly what we always did henry

email the cell, set up a special ring for it and then watch your phone kill itself when your form is getting hammered. You have to be quick to delete all when they are coming in very quickly, hehe.

you may want to setup some kind of timing for it, only send so many in a given time or something. Log them all though of course.

[henry0]

Thanks jatar_k
A good suggestion

A form checking script that was looking satisfying has since doubled in size
I was on my way to update it but reading the PHP security book (I mentioned in an earlier post) before going to bed does not look anymore like a good idea