Setting up a voicemail system

All companies need a voicemail system, from a small one-person company to a big 100-person company.

This voicemail system will be set up as one big mailbox that people can call into and leave a message. The message is then e-mailed to you along with a transcription of the message.

Getting ready

The complete source code for this recipe can be found in the Chapter2/Recipe4 folder.

How to do it...

Let's build a simple voicemail system that can serve as a mailbox for your company.

1. Download the Twilio Helper Library from https://github.com/twilio/twilio-php/zipball/master and unzip it.

2. Upload the Services/ folder to your website.

3. Upload config.php to your website and make sure the following variables are set:

   <?php
     $accountsid = '';  //  YOUR TWILIO ACCOUNT SID
     $authtoken = '';  //	  YOUR TWILIO AUTH TOKEN
     $fromNumber = '';  //  PHONE NUMBER CALLS WILL COME FROM
   ?>

4. Create a file on your website called voicemail.php, with the following code:

   <?php
   include 'Services...