Calling a PHP script using FreePBX and Asterisk

Question

So I have a VOIP system set up through a FreePBX server. I want to have it so that when a new call is picked up by FreePBX, asterisks will send the caller ID and the call ID to a php script, which will then use that information to gather ticket information for the account related to that caller ID. It will then update a database with the found information. When a user answers the phone, I then want to send the user's extension and the call ID to another php script and update the database with the new information.

I have looked into PHPARI, but the documentation is lacking for me. I just need it to go one way, and PHPARI and similar libraries seem to focus on going both ways, from what I've understood.

My internet searches have yielded nothing, so I turn to you guys for help and guidance.

FreePBX Version: 13.0.83 Asterisk Version: 13.7.1

user3788685 user3788685 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-17T17:50:24

Have a look at Asterisk AGI you should be able to script it through the dial plan (extensions.conf) and include any vars like caller ID.

I've done a quick test from my extension.conf;

s is used to catch where no called number is used in the context.

exten => s,1,Verbose(Incoming call from Sip line CallerID=${CALLERID(all)})
exten => s,2,AGI(phone.php,${CALLERID(all)})
exten => s,3,Goto(internal-ext,3001,1)

my phone.php is located at /var/lib/asterisk/agi-bin/phone.php Pass your vars as script.php,<var>,<var>...

Don't use script.php?callNum= as that's only valid for web applications, this should be treated as command line.

That script writes to a file at /tmp/phone which is updated with the calling caller id.

In my php script I did the following;

#!/usr/bin/php

<?php
    $query = $argv[1];
    $file = fopen("/tmp/phone", "w");
        fwrite($file,$query);
        fclose($file);
?>

Calling a PHP script using FreePBX and Asterisk

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