gistfile1.php

<?php

// Create a stream to the server
$streamContext = stream_context_create();
stream_context_set_option($streamContext, 'ssl', 'local_cert', 'apns-dev.pem');
 
$apns = stream_socket_client(
    'ssl://gateway.sandbox.push.apple.com:2195,
    $error,
    $errorString,
    60,
    STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $streamContext);
 
// You can access the errors using the variables $error and $errorString
$message = 'You have just pushed data via APNS';
 
// Now we need to create JSON which can be sent to APNS
$load = array(
            'aps' => array(
                'alert' => $message,
                'badge' => 1,
                'sound' => 'default'
            )
        );
$payload = json_encode($load);
 
// The payload needs to be packed before it can be sent
$apnsMessage = chr(0) . chr(0) . chr(32);
$apnsMessage .= pack('H*', str_replace(' ', '', $token));
$apnsMessage .= chr(0) . chr(strlen($payload)) . $payload;
 
// Write the payload to the APNS
fwrite($apns, $apnsMessage);
echo "just wrote " . $payload;
 
// Close the connection
fclose($apns);

?>