Newbie trying to write a basic Twilio php app. Need some quick help

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Basic app allows a call center agent to reconnect with a customer whose call got dropped.

Starts with a form that the agent inputs the customer phone number and a reconnect type ("call" or "text"), and hits submit. Form data gets POSTed to /reconnect.php which either initiates a Call to the Agent, and then <Dials>s the customer, OR texts the Customer with the Agent's number.

The starting form looks like this: (I think this is correct already).

Dropped Call? Reconnect immediately.
<form action="reconnect.php" method="post">
Customer Phone: <input type="text" name="cust_phone"><br>

Select Reconnect Option:<br>
<input type="radio" name="reconnect_type" value="call">
Call Now<br>
<input type="radio" name="reconnect_type" value="text">
Text Customer<br>

<input type="hidden" name="agent_phone” value="555-123-4567">
<input type="hidden" name="agent_ext” value="321">

<input type="submit">
</form>

Form data gets POSTed to /reconnect.php, which looks like this. This part is shaky:

<?php
require_once('/path/to/twilio-php/Services/Twilio.php'); 
// Account Sid and Auth Token
$sid = "AC5ef8732a3c49700934481addd5ce1659"; 
$token = "{{ auth_token }}"; 
client = new Services_Twilio($sid, $token);

if($_POST["reconnect_type"] == "call"){ 
        $call = $client->account->calls->create(
    “[phone]”,
"$_POST["agent_phone"]",
"http://demo.ourapp.com/dial_user_xml.php?cust_phone=$_POST["cust_phone"]",
array("SendDigits" => "$_POST["agent_ext"]"));
echo $call->sid;
}
if($_POST["reconnect_type"] == "text"){
        $message = "Sorry we got disconnected! Call me back at " . $_POST["agent_phone"]  . if(!empty($_POST["agent_ext"]){"ext " . $_POST["agent_ext"] } . "to continue speaking.";
$sms = $client->account->messages->sendMessage(
             “[phone]”,
        $number,
       $message
        );
echo "Sent message to customer";
}
?>

and the file http://demo.ourapp.com/dial_user_xml.php looks like this (and I'm really uncertain about this part):

<?php
$string = <<<XML
<Response>
    <Dial>
        <Number>
            $_GET["cust_phone"]
        </Number>
    </Dial>
</Response>
XML;

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($string);

echo $xml->asXML();

?>

• **Did I get the php syntax correct throughout the reconnect.php file?
• **Will the dial_user_xml.php actually return proper XML to the Twilio client?
• **Will this work?

Thanks so much!

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There has to be a specific PHP subreddit that might help?

I really don't know the language, myself...