PHP Curl with Variables

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I am trying to pass a few variables to the shell_exec command, but for some reason it's not picking up the data in the php variables. Please help me, and the below is what I got:

$out = exec('curl -silent https://api.stripe.com/v1/charges -u sk_live_sdfsdfdsfsdfdf: -d "amount=$aaamount" -d currency=usd -d "description=BBB $aaamount" -d "card[number]=$ccnumber" -d "card[exp_month]=$expm" -d "card[exp_year]=$expy" -d "card[cvc]=611"');

Any kind of help I can get on this is greatly appreciated.

Single quoted strings won't parse variables; use double quotes php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php — Pekka
– Pekka, Commented Jun 1, 2013 at 19:41

Jonathon Reinhart · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-01 19:43:58Z

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You're aware that PHP has bindings to cURL, right?

Besides, on the very front page of Stripe, right where you probably copied that curl command line, is a drop-down to change to other languages, namely PHP. They have an API for you to use:

require_once('./lib/Stripe.php');
Stripe::setApiKey("sk_test_mkGsLqEW6SLnZa487HYfJVLf");

Stripe_Charge::create(array(
  "amount" => 400,
  "currency" => "usd",
  "card" => array(
    "number" => "4242424242424242",
    "exp_month" => 6,
    "exp_year" => 2014,
    "cvc" => 314
  ),
  "description" => "Charge for [email protected]")
);

answered Jun 1, 2013 at 19:43

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Jonathon Reinhart Over a year ago

Well your current code structure obviously isn't working, right? Why not do it the right way then and use their API?

thevoipman Over a year ago

i substitute single quotes with double quotes, now it's working, thanks anyways.

Jonathon Reinhart Over a year ago

Sigh, some people never get it.

Prince Over a year ago

Stripe::setApiKey($stripe['secret_key']); try{ $customer = Stripe_Customer::create(array( 'email' => $email, 'card' => $stripCode ));} catch(Exception $e){ echo $e->getMessage(); } try{ $charge = Stripe_Charge::create(array( "amount" => $order_amount, // amount in cents "customer"=>$customer->id, "currency" => "usd", "source" => $token, "description" => "[email protected]", "application_fee" => 123 // amount in cents )); } catch(Exception $e){ echo $e->getMessage(); } It gives an error and charge is not created!!

Jonathon Reinhart Over a year ago

@Prince If you have a problem, ask a new question. Don't post a blob of unreadable code in the comments. If you feel so inclined, you could post a comment here linking to your new question.

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