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1. Install the following from AppTapp Installer on your iPhone:
   • Sources > Community Sources.
   • System > BSD Subsystem.
   • Network > Apache.
   • Development > PHP.
   
   
2. Follow the instructions here to configure Apache for PHP support. Alternatively, you can use my files:
   • Download my working files from here: Apache PHP Config.
   • Copy the file profile to /etc/
   • Copy the file httpd.conf to /private/etc/httpd/
   • Either restart your iPhone or execute the command: apachectl restart


3. Copy the file sqlite3 to /usr/bin



4. Download the font file arialuni.ttf that contains Arabic letters, extract it from the ZIP archive, and then copy it to
   /System/Library/Fonts/Cache/ replacing the existing one.



5. Copy the folder arabicsms to /Library/WebServer/Documents/



6. Copy the folder ArabicSMS.app to /Applications/
   This step will install an icon to launch the application.
   You can skip it and manually point Safari browser to http://127.0.0.1/arabicsms (No Internet connection is required).



7. Copy the file config.xml to /Library/WebServer/



8. Follow this link to learn how to modify directory/file permissions on iPhone
   Now, modify the permissions for following files & directories using one of these methods:
   1. Give permission of 755 to the following files:
      • /usr/bin/sqlite3
      • /Applications/ArabicSMS.app/openurl
      And permission of 777 to the following directory/file:
      • /private/var/root/Library/SMS
      • /private/var/root/Library/SMS/sms.db
      And permission of 711 to the following directory:
      • /private/var/root/Library/AddressBook
      And permission of 666 to the following file:
      • /Library/WebServer/config.xml
      
      
   2. Alternatively, you can execute the following commands using ssh client or from Terminal application on iPhone:
      • chmod +x /usr/bin/sqlite3
      • chmod +x /Applications/ArabicSMS.app/openurl
      • chmod +rwx /private/var/root/Library/SMS
      • chmod +rwx /private/var/root/Library/SMS/sms.db
      • chmod +x /private/var/root/Library/AddressBook
      • chmod +w /Library/WebServer/config.xml
   
   
9. That's all, you should find ArabicSMS icon in iPhone Home. Just tap it & have fun. No Internet connection (Wi-Fi/EDGE) is required.
   

In this development, I have used php running over local Apache web server along with sqlite3 to read and present SMS messages. I have developed a javascript function to re-arrange and replace each and every Arabic letter with the appropriate form of the letter. The result is a local web application on iPhone that reads SMS messages and supports Arabic language with connected letters and right-to-left direction.

Thanks to Erica Sadun for providing sqlite3 ported for iPhone. Visit Erica's Website.

Thanks to Knox for the great and easy-to-use iPhone template. I have used this template for my application to give native iphone application look and feel. Visit Knox iPhone Template website.

This application has been tested on firmwares 1.0.2, 1.1.1, & 1.1.2 and it showed no problems. However, install and use it at your own risk.