On Thu, 17 Jun 2010, nikhil singhania wrote: > I have used the exec_dial function found in phpagi.php . It is built > above basic dial function. Here 'agi' is an instance of class AGI, which > has a method exec_dial.
Something on voip-info.org (sorry, no URL handy) says dialing from an AGI is not recommended because you lose control of the call within your AGI -- execution continues at the statement in your dialplan after "agi()." I can't "vouch" for the accuracy or applicability to your version of Asterisk. I would code up my AGI to set a channel variable and then dial() in the dialplan. > When i execute the php file, over command line on my unix machine, I am > expecting a call on the softphone which I have registered on the > asterisk server. When you execute an AGI from a shell command line, it is not talking to Asterisk. The AGI protocol is based on STDIN and STDOUT. When executed within Asterisk, STDIN and STDOUT are "piped" to Asterisk. When executed from a shell command line, STDIN and STDOUT is your TTY. All your AGI is doing is printing "pretty strings" on your screen and waiting for you to press return. (Personally, I would consider it a flaw in your AGI library that it doesn't complain about the invalid "response.") If you execute your AGI using the agi() application in your dialplan and you have enabled agi debugging, you will see the "conversation" of requests and responses between Asterisk and your AGI. Usually you will also see what you are doing wrong -- an unexpected "echo" or "print" that violates the AGI protocol, a syntax error, etc. -- Thanks in advance, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Edwards [email protected] Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
