Redirecting to external url with params using zend framework

Question

I want to redirect users to a external payment gate with some parameters using zend.is there any standard way of doing it ?

really appreciate any advice and suggestions.

thanks.

Answer 1

You could use the built in PHP function of http_build_query to build the parameters, then feed that to the gotoUrlAndExit() function of Zend Framework.

$url = "https://external.gateway.com/";
$data = array('foo'=>'bar',
              'baz'=>'boom',
              'cow'=>'milk',
              'php'=>'hypertext processor');

$query = http_build_query($data);

$this->_helper->redirector->gotoUrlAndExit($url . '?' . $query);

Answer 2

In ZF there is Redirector action helper. It has methods called gotoUrl() and gotoUrlAndExit() that can be used to go to external urls. Maybe this helper will be suited for your needs.