How do I send an image reply and monitor user counts with my Telegram bot in PHP?

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PHP Telegram bot: How send photo & count users?

<?php $d=json_decode(file_get_contents("php://input")); if(isset($d->msg)) api("sendPic", $d->chat->id, "IMG_URL"); ?>
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I have experimented with PHP Telegram bots and found that using the sendPhoto method instead of non-standard calls helps maintain compatibility with Telegram’s API. In my projects, I also separated the logic for image responses into a dedicated function that handles cURL calls. Regarding user count monitoring, I stored chat identifiers in a database to avoid duplications. Each time a new message arrives, the bot checks if the user is already recorded, which makes it easy to track active users over time and manage bot statistics reliably.

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hey, for img replies i tried sendPhoto with a proper curl config. i stored chat ids in a simple text file to count unique users which was quick to update. works for me, hope u find it helpful…