/**
* @param string $number
* @param string $country
*/
public function viesValidation($number, $country)
{
$db = JFactory::getDBO();
$get = 'vat=' . $number . '&ms=' . $country . '&iso=' . $country . '&lang=EN';
$path = '/taxation_customs/vies/viesquer.do?' . $get;
$url = 'http://ec.europa.eu' . $path;
$tempprocessor = new processor();
$result = $tempprocessor->transmitRequest($url, $path);
if (strpos($result, 'Request time-out') != 0) {
return null;
} elseif (strpos($result, 'Yes, valid VAT number') != 0) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
public function transmitRequest($url, $path, $content = null, $port = 443, $curlextra = null, $header = null)
{
if (is_array($header)) {
if (!isset($header["Content-Type"])) {
$header["Content-Type"] = "text/xml";
}
} else {
$header = array("Content-Type" => "text/xml");
}
return parent::transmitRequest($url, $path, $content, $port, $curlextra, $header);
}
