Question

Putting Authorize.net transaction page into an iframe

Asked by: Ander5

Hi all!
2 co-workers and I have been trying for several hours to place authorize.net's transaction page into an iFrame (when the site directs the browser to do so) so that it looks more like it is part of our site and not part of authorize's (professionalism).  The problem we are getting is that the iFrame is not holding (or sending) the proper variables from authorize.net after the iFrame is directed back to our site.  After the transaction is complete, it should return a receipt page (it does when we do not try to iFrame it) but through the iFrame the receipt is not returned.  If you guys need pages, urls or code don't hesitate to ask.

EDIT:  We implimented Authorize net's SIM.

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2005-03-04 at 10:42:40ID21338191
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Answers

 

by: AlanJDMPosted on 2005-03-04 at 11:46:42ID: 13461920

Are you sure you are checking for the return in the right place? Sounds to me like you are looking for the return in the parent page(page containing the iframe) when in actuality the results are returned to the child page(page within the iframe).


Alan

 

by: Ander5Posted on 2005-03-04 at 11:51:34ID: 13461956

The child page(page within the iframe) does not recieve the information from authorize.net. It should be showing a digital receipt, but no information is passed.

 

by: matt_mcswainPosted on 2005-03-04 at 19:03:25ID: 13464305

Using frames is not recommended for payment gateways. Is the form on your site or authorize's?
We've used authorize before and were able to use our own form. Are you using curl or just a html form to post the cc info?
If you try to print_r the post data upon return, does it appear in the parent frame, or is it just lost?
This receipt page; I presume that is on authorize's site then, correct?
In that case, I guess you wouldn't be sent any post data, so nevermind about that.

 

by: Ander5Posted on 2005-03-04 at 20:43:33ID: 13464551

The form is on our site, it passes required info to authorize.  Can you please explain what 'Curl' is?  Several people have asked and they didn't explain what it was when I asked them.  Everything but the page that the customer fills the cc information out on (transact.dll) is on our page.

This may be easier than solving my issue, do you know how to do a custom form that collects the customer's data then submits that to authorize net?  I believe authorize calls this AIM, we did SIM to save time.  Let me know if I need to provide you with more information or anything.

Thanks in advance!

 

by: matt_mcswainPosted on 2005-03-04 at 21:29:03ID: 13464638

>>do you know how to do a custom form that collects the customer's data then submits that to authorize net?

Have you read the guide? -->http://www.authorizenet.com/support/SIM_guide.pdf
I think it will be able to answer most of your questions, especially about setting up the form and the appropriate field names.

And curl is great! It allows you to easily use an array of protocols to transfer data. So, for example, instead of having to use a form to send the user's data to authorize, which will also send them away, you have the cc form post back to itself, compile the info and make a post request to https://../transact.dll. Then it will send data back telling you if the transaction was approved or not, among other things of course, and the user never leaves your page; just their data.
Good tutorial-->http://www.hudzilla.org/phpbook/read.php/15_10_2

And now that I've done a little more searching, zend comes through as always and has a class that would do all that for you.
I wish I would've search for this previously. :) -->http://www.zend.com/codex.php?id=1194&single=1
Although, that says it's for AIM. I'm not sure if curl will work w/ SIM because here's a sample authnet SIM script that uses a form instead-->http://www.scsystem.com/authorizenet.htm

If you have the time, I would definitely do as much on your own site for, as you said, profesionalism.
Good luck.

 

by: matt_mcswainPosted on 2005-03-04 at 21:46:28ID: 13464671

Looking through the manual, it appears you must use a form w/ SIM to post the data, but instead of a receipt page you can use  Relay Response and specify a x_relay_url form field, which is on your site, then the api will post back to that location.
That'd probably be more transparent, so I'd go w/ that.

 

by: Ander5Posted on 2005-03-04 at 22:13:26ID: 13464724

Awesome, tomorrow when I get working on this again I will test these methods out and let you know which is best!

Thanks so much for finding this information...my team and I literally spent 6 hours looking for help/ideas for this!

 

by: kshitij_ahujaPosted on 2006-01-10 at 03:50:41ID: 15658940

No comment has been added to this question in more than 21 days,so it is now classified as abandoned..
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[Accept matt_mcswain's comment]

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