is it possible for some kind of serverside script that runs on a hourly cron it would need to call my voicemail > play each message > record the message > then delete the voicemail that has been recorded > then with the recording send it to my inbox as a mp3 so i can store them for business records i am based in the uk if it makes any difference to the system you would use i can pay for someone to make this, but i can afford no more than upper double figures 50-100 bucks
You may want to look at this: http://www.twilio.com/docs/demos/voicemailtranscribe It's a transcription API, will email you both the audio & a text version.
did you make this yourself? it looks like it could be usefull, however it would need more functionality, such as being able to send keypad tones to delete the message once its been played can this be done?
No, I did not make this myself. But if you want all that functionality for $50-$100, that isn't going to happen. A system like this would probably cost you thousands (properly coded).
well my friend is php genius so im pretty sure i can get it for a lot less so it is possible? and it can all be done in php? and that twilo script has a good starting basis for him to work off? thanks
Twillio is an API with a pricing scheme attached, so it's not free and you can't view the source code. It won't help your friend as a starting point.
There's only so much PHP can do as a scripting language, to date any time PHP had to mess with video editing or audio editing, it has always been a frontend interface to a binary executable often written in something like perl, c or python, and never solely PHP. But I guess if I knew a PHP genius, I wouldn't even bother asking on these boards, I'd just go straight to him every time.