An example application implementing an automated phone line using Twilio and Laravel.

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1. Clone the repository and cd into it.

2. Install the application's dependencies with Composer

   composer install

3. The application uses PostgreSQL as the persistence layer. If you don't have it already, you should install it. The easiest way is by using Postgres.app.

4. Create a database.

   createdb ivr_recording

5. Copy the sample configuration file and edit it to match your configuration.

   cp .env.example .env

   You'll need to set DB_HOST, DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD. You can often leave DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD empty. DB_HOST should be localhost if you're running the DB in your own machine.

6. Generate an APP_KEY:

   php artisan key:generate

7. Run the migrations:

   php artisan migrate

8. Load seed data:

   php artisan db:seed

9. Run the application using Artisan.

   php artisan serve

10. Expose the application to the wider Internet using ngrok

    ngrok http 8000

11. Provision a number under the Manage Numbers page on your account. Set the voice URL for the number to http://<your-ngrok-subdomain>.ngrok.io/ivr/welcome.

12. Grab your phone and call your newly-provisioned number!

This application uses this Twilio helper library:

• twilio-php

1. Configure a test database in .env.test.

2. Run the database migrations for the test database

   APP_ENV=testing php artisan migrate

3. Run at the top-level directory:

   phpunit --coverage-text

If your PHP installation doesn't have xdebug support then simply run the tests without coverage reporting:

phpunit