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fergusdixon/payfast-sdk-php
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PayFast SDK - Make requests to PayFast

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payfast-sdk-php
===============

[](#payfast-sdk-php)

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A PHP handler for making requests to documented [PayFast](https://www.payfast.co.za) endpoints.

See their [docs](https://developers.payfast.co.za/documentation/)

Features
--------

[](#features)

- CI tools
- Handle [signature generation](https://developers.payfast.co.za/documentation/#api-signature-generation)
- Generate Timestamp
- Make user defined requests
- Support R0 verification charges
- Error handling
- Built in functions
    - Ping
    - Transaction History
    - Query Card Transaction
    - Subscriptions
        - Charge Subscription
        - Fetch Subscription Info
        - Pause Subscription
        - Unpause Subscription
        - Cancel Subscription

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This PayFast SDK requires config variables passed to it.

`merchantId` and `passPhrase` are mandatory, if not defined other fields will default to values shown below:

```
$config = [
    'merchantId' => 'testId',               // Required
    'passPhrase' => 'testPhrase',           // Required
    'endpoint' => '//api.payfast.co.za',
    'port' => 443,
    'ssl' => true,
    'testing' => false,
];

$payfast = new PayFastSDK($config);
```

### Custom Requests

[](#custom-requests)

You can create a request to any endpoint in PayFast using `$payfast->request->customRequest($verb, $method, $options)`

For example, getting [Transaction History](https://developers.payfast.co.za/documentation/#transaction-history)

```
$verb = 'GET';
$method = '/history';
$options = [
    'from' => '2018-02-01',
    'to' => '2018-03-04',
];
$response = $payfast->request->customRequest($verb, $method, $options)
```

Quirks
------

[](#quirks)

### Signature Generation

[](#signature-generation)

Payfast requires a MD5 hash of the alphabetised submitted variables, header and body variables, as well as the passphrase to ensure the request has not been tampered with.

### Testing

[](#testing)

Payfast provides a [sandbox environment](https://sandbox.payfast.co.za/) to test integrations.

Test requests are sent to the normal endpoint, but append `?testing=true` to the URI.

Acknowledgements
----------------

[](#acknowledgements)

- Add yourself here!

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2785d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25303488?v=4)[Fergus Strangways-Dixon](/maintainers/fergusdixon)[@fergusdixon](https://github.com/fergusdixon)

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Top Contributors

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