[ciapug] framework that eases e-commerce

[Eric Junker]

Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> Hello, I'm pondering an idea for a web application. Was thinking about
> learning a new framework like zend or symphony. It's basically a crud
> style application but I'd like to experiment with tieing into some
> type of payment system like paypal.

Using a payment gateway usually isn't very complicated depending on 
their API. I've got a custom payment class that uses curl to POST data 
over HTTPS to the Authorize.net payment gateway.

The Kohana framework (PHP5 port of Codeigniter) has a Payments module
http://docs.kohanaphp.com/addons/payment

Also in my previous research I came across:

Pear Payment_Process
http://pear.php.net/package/Payment_Process

Zend_Service_Payment 
http://framework.zend.com/wiki/display/ZFPROP/Zend_Service_Payment

Hope that helps,
Eric