Question : Asterisk script which will put data in a MySQL DB

Hi guys.

Does any of you know how I can make Asterisk write data in a mysql database. For instance I would like to put the callers CID in a DB etc. I know how I can execute php-scripts from my dial-script, but I don't know how PHP can read the variables from Asterisk?

Answer : Asterisk script which will put data in a MySQL DB

The simplest way IMO is using agi scripts.  Check these pages:

http://phpagi.sourceforge.net/

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+AGI+php

I'm copying from the 2nd page:

Asterisk always sends a bunch of info each time agi is called as follows:

   agi_request: test.php
   agi_channel: Zap/1-1
   agi_language: en
   agi_type: Zap
   agi_callerid:
   agi_dnid:
   agi_context: default
   agi_extension: 1000
   agi_priority: 1
                .
Save the info with this function (or the example below):




while (!feof($stdin)) {
  $temp = fgets($stdin);
  $temp = str_replace("\n","",$temp);
  $s = explode(":",$temp);
  $agivar[$s[0]] = trim($s[1]);
  if $temp == "")  {
     break;
     }
  }



This will leave you will an array variable called $agivar. The available options are..

    * agi_request - The agi filename
    * agi_channel - The originating channel (Your phone)
    * agi_language - Typically "en"
    * agi_type - The originateing channel type eg "sip" or "zap"
    * agi_uniqueid - A unique ID for the call
    * agi_callerid - The caller ID eg Joe Soap <1234>
    * agi_context - Origin context
    * agi_extension - The called number
    * agi_priority - The priority it was executed as in the dial plan
    * agi_accountcode - Account code of the origin channel eg joesoap1


To use simply call the variable and the key.. eg If you want the called number simply use the variable $agivar[agi_extension] in your PHP code..