RE: [PHP] Re: How to do Recurring Credit Card Charges?

I use Authorize.Net & do monthly billing, as follows: On the server: 1) I capture the credit card, etc. info on a secure page 2) I verify the credit card via Authorize.Net 3) I encrypt the info & email it to a specified address. Note that the credit card info is not stored anywhere on the server, but only exists in memory for a short time. On a PC on which I read email: 1) I have an Access program that decrypts the info & stores it in a local, encrypted DB. The password is not stored on this machine. 2) Once a month I run an Access program, which reads the DB & creates a file on the local disk which can be uploaded as a Batch Transaction on Authorize.net. The file is deleted after it is submitted. The batch upload is done by logging in to your merchant account & choosing the appropriate menu items. Note that the credit card info is only stored on a firewalled machine & protected by a password (not stored on that machine). Hope this helps. -- JR "Monty" <monty3@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:B9A78E06.13B20%monty3@hotmail.com... > Hi, I'm setting up a membership site using > PHP/MySQL. This site requires the > capture of a member's credit card number > so it can be billed the monthly membership fee (no, > it's not a porn site, but, the model is the same). > I don't really want to store credit card numbers > for members in our database because of the security > risk of doing this. So, if anyone has experience > setting up this kind of site, can you share your > methods on how you store member CC numbers securely > so they can be charged a fee on a monthly basis > and updated when necessary? The merchant account > provider we are using is Authorize.Net if that helps. > Monty -- JR