$name = $resultarr['name'];
     $amount = $resultarr['amount'];
     $transaction_id = $resultarr['trans_id'];
     $date = $resultarr['time_paid'];

    //message template
    $message = "Dear $name we have received $amount from you. MPESA transaction Id $transaction_id on $date.";

    $mobilenumber = $resultarr['msisdn']; // get mobile number from array
    $message_sent = $message;

    $serviceArguments = array(
            "mobilenumber" => $mobilenumber,
            "message" => $message_sent
    );

    $client = new SoapClient("http://52.38.60.160:8080/smsengine/smsws?WSDL");

    $result = $client->process($serviceArguments);

 grabdetails($message_sent, $mobilenumber);

    return $result;

}
//I call the function wall() to send sms

  wall();

  $perm = wall();
  $status = $sperm->return; //outputing the status
  // Here I want to capture the $status variable and put it in a db below
  echo "$status";


 function grabdetails($messagee, $mobno)
 {

$message_sent = $messagee;
$mobilenumber = $mobno;


$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "";
$dbname = "smsdb";

   // Create connection


  // Check connection

   $sql = "INSERT INTO smsdb (sms_text, receiver_number, time_sent)
      VALUES
         ('$message_sent', '$mobilenumber', NOW() )";