README.md

SITCON-TelegramBot

Install

git clone https://github.com/jeremy5189/SITCON-TelegramBot.git
cd SITCON-TelegramBot
cp config.sample.php config.php

Make sure that hook.php is pubicly availabe on the web. (e.g. https://example.com/hook.php)

Create your Telegram Bot

1. Message http://telegram.me/BotFather to create a new bot
2. Get your token, name and write it to config.php

Generate and watch the log

php hook.php
chmod 777 bot.log
tail -f bot.log

The log will contain timestamp and webhook data from telegram api.

Set UP webhook

1. Send a post request to https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/setWebhook?url={YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL}
2. You must include your server SSL crt file (not private key) in a POST field certificate (POST type = file)
3. If correct, telegram should response

{
    "ok": true,
    "result": true,
    "description": "Webhook was set"
}