Creating an App ID -
First of all iPhone application that uses the APNs must have a unique application ID to uniquely identify itself.
So first we will create an App ID for push notification.
1. Open http://developer.apple.com/ and Log in with your apple developer id. Select iOS provisioning portal.
2. Select App IDs from left side.
3. Select New App ID button.
4. Fill it with your app details.
Note : For push notification Bundle Identifier (App ID Suffix) must not contain "*" . An App ID without .* means its unique and works only for a single application.
5. Now you should be able to see your newly created App Id in the app IDs page.
Configure App ID for Push Notification -
6. To configure App ID click on Configure in the app IDs page.
Note : You should only see Configure Link when you are logged in with Team Agent Account.
7. Here you will see option to enable Push Notification service.Click on it to enable push notification.
8. For configuring your Development and Production SSL Certificate you need to create a Certificate Request File.
Generating a Certificate Request -
9. Open Key-chain in MAC.
10. GO TO Key-chain Access->Certificate Assistant->Request a Certificate from certificate Authority
11. Enter Email Address and your Name.
12. Select "Saved to Disc" and Continue to save the Certificate on your PC.
13. Now Click on Configure Button displayed to the right of the App ID. I am choosing Development SSL certificate first.
14. Next there will be Apple Push Notification service SSL Certificate Assistant screen.Click Continue.
15. Click Choose File button to locate the Certificate Request file that you have saved earlier(Steps 10,11,12)
16. Save your generated SSL Development Certificate.
Note : Repeat steps(13,14,15,16) to generate Production SSL Certificate as well.
17. The SSL Certificate's that you downloaded will be
a. aps_developer_identity.cer.b. aps_production_identity.cer
18. Now you will be having a green light besides your SSL certificate status with an expiry date means on this date your push notifications will stop.Then you have to renew them.
19. Double-click on them to install it in the Keychain Access application
19.Now you have to export these new certificate and the private key of this certificte and saved as .p12 files.
20. You will be asked to provide export password.Give a password to export.It will be needed when you convert them in (.pem) format.
21. Type these commands to generate the cert and key in Mac’s Terminal for PEM format (Privacy Enhanced Mail Security Certificate)
openssl pkcs12 -clcerts -nokeys -out certdev.pem -in certdev.p12
openssl pkcs12 -nocerts -out keydev.pem -in keydev.p12
22. If you want to remove the passphase of private key in key.pem
openssl rsa -in keydev.pem -out keydev.unencrypted.pem
23. Combine the certificate and key
cat certdev.pem keydev.unencrypted.pem > cerdev.pem
Note: Set the file permission of this keydev.unencrypted.pem key by using chmod 400 and is only readable by root ..
24. Following is a sample php script i foud on NET and modify it according to my parameters.if you put this php script and " cerdev.pem " and " cerpro.pem " in MAC local web server, you can use this to test
http://127.0.0.1/~rishi/apns.php?server=development&message=rishi&badge=10&mytune.caf&token=0ede6e28513f23725c05ba03fb79700........
http://127.0.0.1/~rishi/apns.php?server=production&message=rishi&badge=10&mytune.caf&token=09rf56g6fslj439fgdsfg00wef3........
Note: Device token is different in distribution and release build because of different certificates.
apns.php
<?php
$deviceToken = $_GET['token'] or $deviceToken = $argv[2] ;//or $deviceToken reason
// Passphrase for the private key (ck.pem file)
// $pass = '';
// Get the parameters from http get or from command line
$message = $_GET['message'] or $message = $argv[3] or $message = 'You have a new mail';
$badge = (int)$_GET['badge'] or $badge = (int)$argv[4] ;
$sound = $_GET['sound'] or $sound = $argv[5];
// Construct the notification payload
$body = array();
$body['aps'] = array('alert' => $message);
if ($badge)
$body['aps']['badge'] = $badge;
if ($sound)
$body['aps']['sound'] = $sound;
/* End of Configurable Items */
$server = $_GET['server'] or $server = $argv[1] or $server = 'developement';
echo $server;
if($server=='production')
{
$appleServer='ssl://gateway.push.apple.com:2195';
$certpem = dirname(__FILE__).'/cerpro.pem';
echo "production set";
}
else
{
$appleServer='ssl://gateway.sandbox.push.apple.com:2195';
$certpem = dirname(__FILE__).'/cerdev.pem';
}
$ctx = stream_context_create();
stream_context_set_option($ctx, 'ssl', 'local_cert', $certpem);
// assume the private key passphase was removed.
// stream_context_set_option($ctx, 'ssl', 'passphrase', $pass);
$fp = stream_socket_client($appleServer, $err, $errstr, 60, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $ctx);
if (!$fp) {
print "Failed to connect $err $errstrn";
return;
}
else {
print "Connection OK";
}
$payload = json_encode($body);
$msg = chr(0) . pack("n",32) . pack('H*', str_replace(' ', '', $deviceToken)) . pack("n",strlen($payload)) . $payload;
print "sending message :" . $payload . "n";
// print "sending message :" . $msg;
fwrite($fp, $msg);
fclose($fp);
?>
$deviceToken = $_GET['token'] or $deviceToken = $argv[2] ;//or $deviceToken reason
// Passphrase for the private key (ck.pem file)
// $pass = '';
// Get the parameters from http get or from command line
$message = $_GET['message'] or $message = $argv[3] or $message = 'You have a new mail';
$badge = (int)$_GET['badge'] or $badge = (int)$argv[4] ;
$sound = $_GET['sound'] or $sound = $argv[5];
// Construct the notification payload
$body = array();
$body['aps'] = array('alert' => $message);
if ($badge)
$body['aps']['badge'] = $badge;
if ($sound)
$body['aps']['sound'] = $sound;
/* End of Configurable Items */
$server = $_GET['server'] or $server = $argv[1] or $server = 'developement';
echo $server;
if($server=='production')
{
$appleServer='ssl://gateway.push.apple.com:2195';
$certpem = dirname(__FILE__).'/cerpro.pem';
echo "production set";
}
else
{
$appleServer='ssl://gateway.sandbox.push.apple.com:2195';
$certpem = dirname(__FILE__).'/cerdev.pem';
}
$ctx = stream_context_create();
stream_context_set_option($ctx, 'ssl', 'local_cert', $certpem);
// assume the private key passphase was removed.
// stream_context_set_option($ctx, 'ssl', 'passphrase', $pass);
$fp = stream_socket_client($appleServer, $err, $errstr, 60, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $ctx);
if (!$fp) {
print "Failed to connect $err $errstrn";
return;
}
else {
print "Connection OK";
}
$payload = json_encode($body);
$msg = chr(0) . pack("n",32) . pack('H*', str_replace(' ', '', $deviceToken)) . pack("n",strlen($payload)) . $payload;
print "sending message :" . $payload . "n";
// print "sending message :" . $msg;
fwrite($fp, $msg);
fclose($fp);
?>
25. Open your xcode project add the following code to get device token
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication)application
{
//Register for Notifications
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:(UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge |UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound | UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)];
}
}
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData *)deviceToken
{
NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", deviceToken];
NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", deviceToken];
NSLog(str);}
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError:(NSError *)err
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError:(NSError *)err
{
NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Error %@", err];
NSLog(str);
NSLog(str);
}
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo
{
//
//
}
26. Once you run this script with the following hard coded parameters you will get push notification on the device whose device token you provide in last parameter of script.
