VIES Europe VAT number validation

You can verify the validity of a VAT number issued by any Member State by providing that Member State ISO and entering the VAT number to be validated.

Usage

When you have the full VAT number:

$vat = new vatNumber("HERE_VAT_NUMBER");

When the first part is missing, use the second parameter to complete it:

$vat = new vatNumber("HERE_VAT_NUMBER","HERE_COUNTRY_ISO");

Country ISO for example: DE, FR, NL, IT etc.

The third parameter can be used to always use the second parameter as ISO:

$vat = new vatNumber("HERE_VAT_NUMBER","HERE_COUNTRY_ISO",true);

Parameters:

@param string $number : Full VAT number.
@param char(2) $iso : ISO, example EN,FR,NL etc.
@param boolean $forceCountry : True if you want to force to use the $iso.
@param boolean $status : True if you want to check the connection.

@return array