Execute PHP after new Order in Magento

Question

I'm trying to figure out where I could drop in some PHP code to notify a CRM we are using (Solve360) that a new order has been placed, and that an event should be created (API) to fulfill the order.

1. Order Product
2. Checkout
3. Complete Checkout & Capture CC
4. Side notify CRM
5. Done

Not sure where to start, but I have had to make some small tweaks to fix the Quantum Gateway payment processor to work. In that module it appears that the objects for the order (email, amt, details) were available. However it seems it would be quite 'dirty' to insert more PHP code in there.

Ideas?

PHP 5.2.x & Magento 1.4.x

Answer 1

What you should do is hook into the Magento event that is fired for a newly placed order and define your own class with the functionality you are looking for. See Customize Magento using Event/Observer for how to set up observers (you'll need to create your own module for this).

The event you want to listen for is sales_order_place_after, and when you declare an observer for it, your code will be called after any order is placed.

Hope that helps!

Thanks, Joe