[asterisk-users] Website callback

[Michiel van Baak]

On 15:45, Wed 18 Jun 08, Mark Hamilton wrote:
> Hi,
> 
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> 
> I have a website where customers enter their phone numbers to be called. I'd
> like them to have to put in information and 'schedule' a call.
> 
>  
> 
> 1)      Call Immediately
> 
> 2)      Call in the next _ minutes
> 
> 3)      Call me tomorrow, same time.
> 
>  
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> So, Asterisk will pull two variables from this php websites, $phonenumber
> and $timetocall. $timetocall will need to be calculated as to exactly what
> time Asterisk will need to call. 
> 
>  
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> Then, Asterisk calls it (by way of call files? Either putting the call file
> in at the time it needs to be called, or I don't know what else) and then if
> the call is has a human on it, plays a message saying "We're now
> transferring you to an agent. Please wait." And transfer that call to a
> queue.
> 
>  
> 
> How can I do this? Is there something prebuilt like this?

I would store the info in a database (RDBMS, flat file, whatever) and
have a cronjob running every minute that processes this info, creating
call files when needed.
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