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Make Your Own Music Hotline in PHP or Python

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Date Published
Author
Meghan Murphy
Word Count
690
Company Posts That Month
27
Language
English
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No
Summary

The text discusses how developers created their own music hotlines using Twilio's API, building on the success of a previous "Callin' Oates" hotline that allowed users to listen to Hall & Oates songs via phone. The first music hotline was built in PHP and ported to Python by Rob Spectre, while another developer, Michael Selvidge, shared his experience of creating a similar hotline in PHP on Twilio's blog. The process involves creating a TwiML file that defines the voice menu options for users, writing a PHP script to handle user input and play corresponding audio files, and using Twilio's API to send and receive data. With these tools, developers can create interactive voice systems to play songs, send text messages, or make phone calls.

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