diff --git a/php_code/.env b/php_code/.env
index b6a48328..c5f4c511 100644
--- a/php_code/.env
+++ b/php_code/.env
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ APP_NAME=lupmisBackend
 APP_ENV=production
 APP_KEY=base64:pmEAeuW8clKrfKKjcMWylo68exoDO/Xr2hUhXvB7dS0=
 APP_DEBUG=true
-APP_URL=http:https://lupmis4luspa.org
+APP_URL=http://lupmis4luspa.org
 LOG_CHANNEL=daily
 
 LUPMISAPIKEY=1c46538c712e9b5b
diff --git a/php_code/app/Http/Controllers/UsersController.php b/php_code/app/Http/Controllers/UsersController.php
index 4d88c75c..6591dbac 100644
--- a/php_code/app/Http/Controllers/UsersController.php
+++ b/php_code/app/Http/Controllers/UsersController.php
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
             'recipient' => $request['phone'],
             'message' => $sms_message
         ];
-
+        $sms = new SmsLibrary;
+        $retval = $sms->SendMnotitySms($sms_data);
+        
         \Log::info("SMS Body : $sms_message");
 
         if ($request->expectsJson()) {
diff --git a/php_code/app/Utilities/SmsLibrary.php b/php_code/app/Utilities/SmsLibrary.php
index c205a0d1..1da288ff 100644
--- a/php_code/app/Utilities/SmsLibrary.php
+++ b/php_code/app/Utilities/SmsLibrary.php
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ class SmsLibrary{
         curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data));
         $result = curl_exec($ch);
         // $result = json_decode($result, TRUE);
+
         curl_close($ch);
+        \Log::info("Sms submission response : " . $result);
         return $result;
 
     }
diff --git a/php_code/live.env b/php_code/live.env
index b6a48328..c5f4c511 100644
--- a/php_code/live.env
+++ b/php_code/live.env
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ APP_NAME=lupmisBackend
 APP_ENV=production
 APP_KEY=base64:pmEAeuW8clKrfKKjcMWylo68exoDO/Xr2hUhXvB7dS0=
 APP_DEBUG=true
-APP_URL=http:https://lupmis4luspa.org
+APP_URL=http://lupmis4luspa.org
 LOG_CHANNEL=daily
 
 LUPMISAPIKEY=1c46538c712e9b5b
diff --git a/php_code/routes/web.php b/php_code/routes/web.php
index ed51f811..5539b8cf 100644
--- a/php_code/routes/web.php
+++ b/php_code/routes/web.php
@@ -5,10 +5,23 @@ use App\Http\Middleware\CheckBackendSession;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use App\Mail\UserAccountsMail;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Admin\UserController;
+use App\Utilities\SmsLibrary;
+
 Route::get('/send-test-email', function () {
-    $recipientEmail = 'recipient@example.com';
-    Mail::to($recipientEmail)->send(new UserAccountsMail());
-    dd('Email sent!');
+    $recipientEmail = 'kwesibanson@gmail.com';
+    $retval = Mail::to($recipientEmail)->send(new UserAccountsMail());
+    dd($retval);
+});
+
+Route::get('/send-test-sms', function () {
+    $sms_data = [
+        'recipient' => '0244982690',
+        'message' => 'This is a test'
+    ];
+    $sms = new SmsLibrary;
+    $retval = $sms->SendMnotitySms($sms_data);
+    dd($retval);
+    
 });
 
 Route::get('/test', function () {