LVI. MCVE Payment Functions
Introduction
These functions interface the MCVE API (libmcve), allowing
you to work directly with MCVE from your PHP scripts. MCVE
is Main Street Softworks' solution to direct credit card processing
for Linux / Unix ( http://www.mainstreetsoftworks.com/ ).
It lets you directly address the credit card clearing houses
via your *nix box, modem and/or internet connection (bypassing
the need for an additional service such as Authorize.Net or
Pay Flow Pro). Using the MCVE module for PHP, you can process
credit cards directly through MCVE via your PHP scripts. The
following references will outline the process.
Note: MCVE is the replacement for RedHat's CCVS. They contracted
with RedHat in late 2001 to migrate all existing clientele
to the MCVE platform.
Note: This extension is not available on Windows platforms.
Installation
To enable MCVE Support in PHP, first verify your LibMCVE
installation directory. You will then need to configure
PHP with the --with-mcve option. If you use this option
without specifying the path to your MCVE installation, PHP
will attempt to look in the default LibMCVE Install location
(/usr/local). If MCVE is in a non-standard location, run
configure with: --with-mcve=$mcve_path, where $mcve_path
is the path to your MCVE installation. Please note that
MCVE support requires that $mcve_path/lib and $mcve_path/include
exist, and include mcve.h under the include directory and
libmcve.so and/or libmcve.a under the lib directory.
Since MCVE has true server/client separation, there are
no additional requirements for running PHP with MCVE support.
To test your MCVE extension in PHP, you may connect to testbox.mcve.com
on port 8333 for IP, or port 8444 for SSL using the MCVE
PHP API. Use 'vitale' for your username, and 'test' for
your password. Additional information about test facilities
are available at http://www.mainstreetsoftworks.com/.
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