VII. CCVS API Functions [deprecated]
Introduction
These functions interface the CCVS API, allowing you to work
directly with CCVS from your PHP scripts. CCVS is RedHat's
solution to the "middle-man" in credit card processing.
It lets you directly address the credit card clearing houses
via your *nix box and a modem. Using the CCVS module for PHP,
you can process credit cards directly through CCVS via your
PHP Scripts. The following references will outline the process.
Note: CCVS has been discontinued by Red Hat and there are
no plans to issue further keys or support contracts. Those
looking for a replacement can consider MCVE by Main Street
Softworks as a potential replacement. It is similar in design
and has documented PHP support!
This extension has been removed from PHP and is no longer
available as of PHP 4.3.0. If you want to use credit card
processing features you can use MCVE instead.
Installation
To enable CCVS Support in PHP, first verify your CCVS installation
directory. You will then need to configure PHP with the
--with-ccvs option. If you use this option without specifying
the path to your CCVS installation, PHP will attempt to
look in the default CCVS Install location (/usr/local/ccvs).
If CCVS is in a non-standard location, run configure with:
--with-ccvs=[DIR], where DIR is the path to your CCVS installation.
Please note that CCVS support requires that DIR/lib and
DIR/include exist, and include cv_api.h under the include
directory and libccvs.a under the lib directory.
Additionally, a ccvsd process will need to be running for
the configurations you intend to use in your PHP scripts.
You will also need to make sure the PHP Processes are running
under the same user as your CCVS was installed as (e.g.
if you installed CCVS as user 'ccvs', your PHP processes
must run as 'ccvs' as well.)
See Also
RedHat has discontinued support for CCVS; however, a slightly
outdated manual is still available at http://redhat.com/docs/manuals/ccvs/.
Table of Contents
ccvs_add -- Add data to a transaction
ccvs_auth -- Perform credit authorization test on a transaction
ccvs_command -- Performs a command which is peculiar to
a single protocol, and thus is not available in the general
CCVS API
ccvs_count -- Find out how many transactions of a given
type are stored in the system
ccvs_delete -- Delete a transaction
ccvs_done -- Terminate CCVS engine and do cleanup work
ccvs_init -- Initialize CCVS for use
ccvs_lookup -- Look up an item of a particular type in the
database #
ccvs_new -- Create a new, blank transaction
ccvs_report -- Return the status of the background communication
process
ccvs_return -- Transfer funds from the merchant to the credit
card holder
ccvs_reverse -- Perform a full reversal on an already-processed
authorization
ccvs_sale -- Transfer funds from the credit card holder
to the merchant
ccvs_status -- Check the status of an invoice
ccvs_textvalue -- Get text return value for previous function
call
ccvs_void -- Perform a full reversal on a completed transaction
