XML data exchange

[Anon]

I am trying to use Propay's XML interface as my credit card processing gateway and it require me to generate a xml documents with the payment info (cc no., name, address, amount & etc) to a particular url they have given me. In return, they will pass me the results also in XML format.

Do anyone of you know how can I receive and send xml docs and what how should i generate the xml doc using php. Thanks

[Anon]

I assume you only wnt to use xml for this transcation and have not got the xml compiled in to pphp.

you will get a structure and format from the card processor - build it as you would any html page - it is almost like building a table.

// there will be a header hear

$xml = "<TRANSACTION>"
$xml .= "<CARHOLDER>" . $card_holder . "</CARDHOLDER>";

$xml .= "<AMOUNT>" . $amnout . "</AMOUNT>";
$xml .= "<CARDNUMBER>" . $cardnumber . "</CARDNUMBER>";
$xml .= "<CARDTYPE>" . $cardtype . "</CARDTYPE>";
$xml .= "</TRANSACTION>";

if you are using any template class just parse the values in to that. <CARHOLDER>{CARD_HOLDER}</CARDHOLDER>

some of the fields may be optional so an if statement or two would help

decoding the data expat would be good - but a couple of regex would find the required data as that is going to come something like

<RESPONSE>
<STATUS>declined</STATUS>
.
.
.
.

</RESPONSE>

not exactly this but you get the picture again some of the returned data may be optional so you need to allow for this.