Paypal PDT script not working using cURL

Question

I can't seem to get this PayPal PDT script working. PayPal hits the return URL but then I'm presented with a blank screen and nothing happens. Can anyone see what is incorrect? Here's my code:

$tx = $_GET['tx'];
$ID = $_GET['cm'];
$amount = $_GET['amt'];
$currency = $_GET['cc'];
$identity = '###########################################'; 

// Init cURL
$ch = curl_init(); 

// Set request options
$url = 'https:www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr';
$fields = array(
    'cmd' => '_notify-synch',
    'tx' => $tx,
    'at' => $identity,
);

curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POST, count($fields));
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $fields_string);
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE);
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_HEADER, FALSE);

// Execute request and get response and status code
$response = curl_exec($ch);
$status   = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

// Close connection
curl_close($ch);
if($status == 200 AND strpos($response, 'SUCCESS') === 0)
{
    wp_redirect(home_url('/account'));
    exit;
} else {
    wp_redirect(home_url());
    exit;
}

The URL string shows that the necessary information initially being returned (transaction ID etc) is correct but I don't know if it's actually being used but simply failing with the wordpress redirects or if it's failing at some point beforehand.

From where did the `$fields_string` come from!!?? Also, run your code with `CURLOPT_VERBOSE` mode and update your question with log output. — Sabuj Hassan, Apr 14 '14 at 17:32

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 14 '14 at 17:56

CoreyRS,

Using your code I was able to to get PDT to work with a few changes:

$url = 'https:www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr';

to

$url = 'https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr';

and

curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $fields_string);

to

curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($fields));

Also, make sure if you are testing with sandbox to use the url https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr instead.

Paypal PDT script not working using cURL

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