How to Update Your Twitter Status With PHP

1). Click "Start" > "All Programs" > "Accessories" and select "Notepad."
2). Select "File" > "Open" and navigate to a copy of your PHP HTML Web page saved on your PC.
3). Copy and paste the following piece of code after the <body> tag in your Web page:

/* PHP Update Settings */

$username = 'myuser';

$password = 'mypass';

$format = 'xml'; //alternative: json

$message = 'This is a Twitter update using PHP';

/* PHP Update Execution */

$result = shell_exec('curl http://twitter.com/statuses/update.'.$format.' -u '.$username.':'.$password.' -d status="'.str_replace('"','\"',$message).'"');

echo $result;
4). Replace the "myuser" string of text with your Twitter user name and the "mypass" string of text with your Twitter password.
5). Save the PHP HTML file and upload it to your Web server. If you are unsure how to do this, consult your host's technical support page.
6). Visit your uploaded Web page on the Internet. When you visit the page, an update will automatically be sent to Twitter that says, "This is a Twitter update using PHP." That text can be altered by editing the "$message" line from Step 3.