Hi Tom Yep, php_curl is the way to go. I have used exactly the same method to connect to WorldPay. Check out php_curl on php.net. Cheers Peter "Tom Beidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I'm wondering if anyone has experience using CURL and could advise if it's > the best direction for creating a SSL to a payment processing service. > > I'm trying to connect an existing PHP form to a payment processing service > called Authorize.net. Using there direct response method requires a Secure > Socket which a thought meant to send from a secure form to their secure > script which didn't work. Here's what I got from their tech support. > > "The problem is that you can't send an HTML form POST when using Direct > Response. You must write a script that creates an SSL connection directly > with our server (port 443) and send the information to us through that > connection. I do not know if this is possible through PHP but usually this > is done with PERL, CGI, or ColdFusion. Please refer to the Developer's guide > for more information: > > https://secure.authorize.net/docs > > Thank you for contacting our customer service group." > > I found some info about CURL, http://curl.haxx.se/, and it seems like it > might do the trick. I was wondering if anyone has experience with this a can > confirm that this is the best approach or give me some other direction. > > Thanks, > Tom > > >>.>>.>>>.>>>>>.>>>>>>>>>.>>>>>>>> > Tom Beidler > Orbit Tech Services > 805.682.8972 (phone) > 805.682.5833 (fax) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.orbittechservices.com/ > >>.>>.>>>.>>>>>.>>>>>>>>>.>>>>>>>> > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]