check UstId

checkUstId.php

<?php
function checkUstId($ustId) {

    $serviceUrl = 'http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl';
    $vatNumber = substr($ustId,2);
    $countryCode = substr($ustId,0,2);
	
    $soap = new SoapClient($serviceUrl);
    $result = $soap->checkVat(array("countryCode" => $countryCode, "vatNumber" => $vatNumber));
    
    //print_r($result);
    return $result->valid;
}

// test
$ustIds = array("DE275249807", "DE075249807");

foreach ($ustIds as $ustId){
	echo 'UstId ' . $ustId . ' is ' . (checkUstId($ustId) ? 'valid' : 'invalid') . ".\n";
}
?>