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 /**
   * Obtain Paystack payment information
   * @return void
   */
  public function handleUserFeeViaPaystackCallback(Request $request)
  {
    //Instantiate Laravel Http get request to Paystack Veryify API route
    //passing paystack secret key as Bearer token.
    $paystack_client = Http::withToken(config('paystack.secretKey'))
                        //----------------------------------------------> attach the transaction ref from the request URl

joekenpat

public function userPayFeeViaPaystack()
  {
    //instantiate Laravel Http Client and pass paystack secret key as a bearer token
    $paystack = Http::withToken(config('paystack.secretKey'))
      ->post('https://api.paystack.co/transaction/initialize', [
        //email for the user making the payments
        'email' => '[email protected],
        //amount must be in kobo hence: the multiplication by 100
        'amount' => 1500 * 100,
        'quantity' => 1,