Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-10 Thread Eric Butera
On 4/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks a lot every one. These are great replies. I guess I should have explained a bit more about what I'm doing. first of all, this is not my site, it's for a client of mine. second, I did suggest using a paypal API or a paid site to take

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-10 Thread tedd
At 8:05 AM -0400 4/10/07, Eric Butera wrote: Did you know sessions are just plain text files sitting on the webserver in most cases? So by putting a credit card in the session it is actually just cleartext for people to read. Yes, all files reside somewhere. Session files reside on the

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-09 Thread Lester Caine
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks a lot every one. These are great replies. I guess I should have explained a bit more about what I'm doing. first of all, this is not my site, it's for a client of mine. second, I did suggest using a paypal API or a paid site to take care of this, but my client

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-09 Thread Jochem Maas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks a lot every one. These are great replies. I guess I should have explained a bit more about what I'm doing. first of all, this is not my site, it's for a client of mine. probably irrelevant from a legal pooint of view. second, I did suggest using a paypal

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-09 Thread Davi
Em Segunda 09 Abril 2007 01:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: Thanks a lot every one. These are great replies. You're welcome! ^^ I guess I should have explained a bit more about what I'm doing. first of all, this is not my site, it's for a client of mine. Things going to be better... =]

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Davi
Em Domingo 08 Abril 2007 15:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: Hi All, I've got quite a bit or php experience, but I've never had to deal with credit card info before. Now for a property rental site, I'm adding a way for users to be able to fill out a form which also has some credit card info

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Satyam
Check the local legislation regarding keeping such sensitive information. Many countries do have strict requirements for handling credit card info. Your bank might help you find what the rules are. Satyam - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: php-general@lists.php.net

RE: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Dan Harrington
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Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Jochem Maas
unless you are a payment gateway or a bank don't touch credit card numbers. there are plenty of threads in the archive of this list that give good reasons not to e.g. being sued out of existence. get a payment provider and let them handle the transaction automatically, the site admin could be

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Satyam
] keeping credit card info in session Its not the country rules to worry about, it is Visa and MasterCard who will come down hard on you with $$ penalties if you don't maintain cardholder security correctly. http://usa.visa.com/merchants/risk_management/cisp.html?ep=v_sym_cisp Dan -- Dan

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Davi
Em Domingo 08 Abril 2007 18:37, Jochem Maas escreveu: unless you are a payment gateway or a bank don't touch credit card numbers. there are plenty of threads in the archive of this list that give good reasons not to e.g. being sued out of existence. get a payment provider and let them handle

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Jochem Maas
Davi wrote: Em Domingo 08 Abril 2007 18:37, Jochem Maas escreveu: unless you are a payment gateway or a bank don't touch credit card numbers. there are plenty of threads in the archive of this list that give good reasons not to e.g. being sued out of existence. get a payment provider and let

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Davi
Em Domingo 08 Abril 2007 18:54, Jochem Maas escreveu: So... What about PayPal or another similar service?? =] well: a, your not paypal or F2B. b, they are both payment providers. Sorry... I didn't understand! =x []s -- Davi Vidal [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Agora com

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread Travis Doherty
Jochem Maas wrote: unless you are a payment gateway or a bank don't touch credit card numbers. there are plenty of threads in the archive of this list that give good reasons not to e.g. being sued out of existence. 100% agreed. Never touch credit card numbers. You can't just take credit

Re: [PHP] keeping credit card info in session

2007-04-08 Thread siavash1979
Thanks a lot every one. These are great replies. I guess I should have explained a bit more about what I'm doing. first of all, this is not my site, it's for a client of mine. second, I did suggest using a paypal API or a paid site to take care of this, but my client said no. She has a credit