elvenpath/yii2-eu-vatvalidator

Yii2 validator for EU VAT numbers

An Yii2 validator for EU VAT numbers, _(*1)

EU VAT validator for Yii2

, _(*2)

based on https://github.com/herdani/vat-validation, _(*3)

About

The - Validate a VAT number - Retrieve information like the name or the address of the company, _(*4)

The data is extracted from a European Commission webservice, _(*5)

It ONLY works for European Union countries, _(*6)

Requirements

PHP with Soap enabled, _(*7)

Install

composer require elvenpath/yii2-eu-vatvalidator

Usage

public function rules()
{
    return [
        [
            'vat',
            EuVatValidator::className(),
            'country_code' => $this->country_code,
        ],
    ];
}

You can also populate the model with the company name and address got from the EU database, _(*8)

public function rules()
{
    return [
        [
            'vat',
            EuVatValidator::className(),
            'country_code' => $this->country_code,
            'populate_model' => true,
            'model_name_attribute' => 'name',
            'model_address_attribute' => 'address'
        ],
    ];
}

Disclaimer

Take a look at http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/viesdisc.do to know when/how you're allowed to use this service and his information, _(*9)