isitup-for-slack

Custom slash command to use isitup.org to check if a site is up from within Slack

REQUIREMENTS

• A custom slash command on a Slack team
• A web server running PHP5 with cURL enabled
• A valid SSL certificate for your web server (not self-signed)

USAGE

• Place the isitup.php script on a server running PHP5 with cURL and a valid SSL certificate.
• Set up a new custom slash command on your Slack team: https://slack.com/apps/A0F82E8CA-slash-commands
• Under "Choose a command", enter whatever you want for the command. /isitup is easy to remember.
• Under "URL", enter the URL for the script on your server.
• Leave "Method" set to "Post".
• Decide whether you want this command to show in the autocomplete list for slash commands.
• If you do, enter a short description and usage hint.
• Update the isitup.php script with your slash command's token.

DOWNLOAD

You can download the completed script and a tutorial for writing your own at https://github.com/mccreath/isitup-for-slack/