e-commerce
Magento or Prestashop, which is better? [closed]
Having looked under the covers of both of these beasts I can’t say that I actually like either of them as they’re both rather ugly when you pop the bonnet and something like OpenCart is actually a much nice and easier to work with solution. However, from a feature perspective OpenCart is nowhere near either … Read more
API For Direct Deposit (ACH, EFT, Whatever) [closed]
I definitely would advise against AllianceACH.com for the time being. They got sued by their bank and we lost a $5000 deposit because they don’t have the money to refund it. I’m pretty sure they are going out of business, although not positive. If they do end up getting their act together, and giving us … Read more
Determine credit card type by number?
Yes, the site you mentioned is correct. Many sites, incl. Google Checkout I believe, rely on automatic detection of the card type. It’s convenient, makes the UI less cluttered (one less input box) and saves time. Go ahead!
What is the best way to validate a credit card in PHP?
There are three parts to the validation of the card number: PATTERN – does it match an issuers pattern (e.g. VISA/Mastercard/etc.) CHECKSUM – does it actually check-sum (e.g. not just 13 random numbers after “34” to make it an AMEX card number) REALLY EXISTS – does it actually have an associated account (you are unlikely … Read more
Magento – Retrieve products with a specific attribute value
Almost all Magento Models have a corresponding Collection object that can be used to fetch multiple instances of a Model. To instantiate a Product collection, do the following $collection = Mage::getModel(‘catalog/product’)->getCollection(); Products are a Magento EAV style Model, so you’ll need to add on any additional attributes that you want to return. $collection = Mage::getModel(‘catalog/product’)->getCollection(); … Read more
Credit card expiration dates – Inclusive or exclusive?
It took me a couple of minutes to find a site that I could source for this. The card is valid until the last day of the month indicated, after the last [sic]1 day of the next month; the card cannot be used to make a purchase if the merchant attempts to obtain an authorization. … Read more
Payment Processors – What do I need to know if I want to accept credit cards on my website? [closed]
I went through this process not to long ago with a company I worked for and I plan on going through it again soon with my own business. If you have some network technical knowledge, it really isn’t that bad. Otherwise you will be better off using Paypal or another type of service. The process … Read more
Stopping scripters from slamming your website
How about implementing something like SO does with the CAPTCHAs? If you’re using the site normally, you’ll probably never see one. If you happen to reload the same page too often, post successive comments too quickly, or something else that triggers an alarm, make them prove they’re human. In your case, this would probably be … Read more
How do you detect Credit card type based on number?
The credit/debit card number is referred to as a PAN, or Primary Account Number. The first six digits of the PAN are taken from the IIN, or Issuer Identification Number, belonging to the issuing bank (IINs were previously known as BIN — Bank Identification Numbers — so you may see references to that terminology in … Read more