How to implement WeChat public account development in PHP?

How to implement WeChat public account development in PHP?

WeChat official account is one of the largest social platforms in China, with a huge user base and rich functions. In order to effectively interact with users and promote their own content, many companies and individuals choose to develop their own applications on WeChat official accounts. PHP is a popular server-side programming language that is widely used for web development. In this article, we will introduce how to use PHP to implement WeChat public account development.

1. Apply for a WeChat public platform account
First, we need to register an account on the WeChat public platform. Visit the official website of the WeChat public platform (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/), click the "Register" button, fill in the relevant information according to the steps, and complete the registration.

2. Create a public account
After successfully registering an account, we need to create a public account. Log in to the WeChat official platform, click "Developer Tools"->"Official Account Settings"->"Create a New Official Account".

3. Configure the server
In order to receive messages and events from the WeChat server, we need to configure our own server. Find the "Developer Tools"->"Basic Configuration"->"Server Configuration" page and fill in the server configuration information.

4. Access verification
In the server configuration page, there is a text box for "Server Address (URL)". We need to fill in this address on the WeChat public platform so that the WeChat server can interact with our server.

During the access verification process, the WeChat server will send a verification request to our server. We need to implement an interface on the server side to receive and process this request. Here is a simple PHP code example:

$signature = $_GET["signature"];
$timestamp = $_GET["timestamp"];
$nonce = $_GET["nonce"];
$echostr = $_GET["echostr"];

$token = "your_token"; // Fill in here the settings you set on the WeChat public platform Token

$tmpArr = array($token, $timestamp, $nonce);
sort($tmpArr, SORT_STRING);
$tmpStr = implode($tmpArr);
$tmpStr = sha1($tmpStr);

if ($tmpStr == $signature) {

}
?>

In the above code, we perform distribution processing according to the type of message (Message Type). When a text message is received, the handleTextMessage function is called for processing; when a menu button event is received, the handleMenuEvent function is called for processing.

6. Further development
In addition to processing user messages and events, we can also further develop other functions, such as sending template messages, obtaining user information, etc.

Template messages are a way of pushing messages provided by WeChat public platform. We can use PHP code to send template messages and directly call the API of WeChat public platform.

Obtaining user information is a way to obtain basic user information provided by WeChat public platform. We can use PHP code to obtain user information and call the API of WeChat public platform.

Summary
Through the introduction of this article, we have learned how to use PHP to implement WeChat public account development. From applying for a WeChat public platform account, creating a public account, configuring the server, to access verification, message and event processing, we implemented the interaction with the WeChat server step by step. In addition, we can further develop other functions, such as sending template messages, obtaining user information, etc. I hope this article will be helpful to beginners and help everyone better develop their own applications on WeChat official accounts.

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