php ios push-notification apple-push-notifications apns-php

php iOS Push Notifications not working

ApnsPHP[11001]: ERROR: Unable to connect to 'ssl://gateway.sandbox.push.apple.com:2195': Connection timed out (110).

I am using http://code.google.com/p/apns-php/ this code for push notification I am trying to do a php push notification for a iphone application. I am using a linux server. I read lot of articles from net to do this but all articles are not updated all are 2 years back updated. my issue is ApnsPHP[11001] how to solve this issue please help me. some websites suggest to use entrust_root _certification_authority.pem what is this. how to get this. is this is unique for each and every websites. is https is necessary for do this. please help me.

Solution

https is necessary and you need to sign the connection

the server needs your push certificate. therefore, apns-php needs the push certificate, the key to use it and the apple wwdr certificate as well.

that is the pem the article talks about I guess. It IS specific to an app > the push certificate and key differ

=> so -- IIRC the procedure is roughly:

register the app id with apple
configure it for push and download the cert
download the GENERAL wwdr cert
import it into the keychain
export the private key, the cert and the wwdr as a PEM file
give the serverside access to that pem file (I didnt use apns-php but my own script so I dont know the details, but again: thats roughly it :)