I figured out the answer is = yes, it does send all of the variables. Now I need to write a replace and I = should be good to go, right?
I appreciate the help, as this is all new to me.
I ran the IPN simulator test on Paypal Developer and it worked. I assume I = need to add some code to the IPN notification page on my server to interact = with the database to mark the team as paid. Does the IPN variable string pas= s all variables through?
Eddie
=
Eddie
Have a l= ook at these:
http://webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D244
I have a couple of my own that may help you if that is= not what you are after.
Regards
Stuart Tremain
IDFK Web Developments
Thanks Mike, I'd be really interested in what this notified= page looks
like in WebDNA since the only documentation I'm seein= g is for PHP, ASP and
others.
Eddie,
You're almost there. The next step is to en= able IPN on your PayPal
account (it's a setting in your PayPal ac= ct. panel). IPN allows you to
create a page on your si= te that PayPal will "notify" when the payment has
been processed.= This notification contains the original payment's
inv= oice identifier, so if you have an invoice number that also identifies
= the customer via a lookup, you're golden. I have a pile of= code I can
give you that works well with IPN if you need more he= lp.
Mike
Thanks for the feedback everyone. Considering we only = accept payments
for
several months a year, I guess it = doesn't make a lot of sense to leave
Paypal, but I need to figure= out a better process.
The way I have it now:
A team fills out a form and I write all of their info to a db and send them to a payment page that figures out how much they owe + has a = link
to
make the payment on Paypal. They are sent to P= aypal with a variable that
gets passed through the process. Once = the payment is made people are
asked
to click on a but= ton to return to my site, which also passes the
variable
back and lets me know the transaction is completed. Many people skip this
step so I'm stuck trying to compare my Paypal payment= s to teams in my
database.
I'm interested = in Terry's statement: (they do a silent return just like
authoriz= e.net). I'm about to Google it, but if you have details I'd love
= to hear about it. It may solve some issues for me.
Eddie
On 4/11/13 7:44 PM, "Terry Wilson" &l= t;
terry@terryfic.com> wrote:
I concur w= ith Stuart, but I'm going to also check out this site. I'll
defin= itely read the fine print on it. But really, for a one-off,
yeah,= just stick with PayPal. I know what you mean about people
bailin= g, but at least you know when it happens, and can write code to
o= nly complete the transaction when PayPal gives you the high sign
= (they do a silent return just like authorize.net). It's very easy to
implement a paypal form and a page to receive their confirmation.
<= div>
I use this on Whoscoming.com and if someone bails, their re= cord is
intact, but it shows as payment pending. Collect payment = at the door.
I just finished my annual business overv= iew and now more than ever
before, it's time to scrap my merchant= account/authorize.net. I have
a Square account for random sales = in person, PayPal for eBay and Etsy
(who now also runs cards unde= r their own name), and a host of old
fashioned clients who pay by= check. The misc charges imposed by my
processor just don't make = sense for the small volume of cards I run.
Plus small people like= me get slapped with a monthly compliance fee
now. There are many= , many more choices available now than when I got
into this nearl= y 20 yrs ago.
Terry
If I was setting up payment processing = on a site now, I would look
<= div> It looks dead simple to implement (though I haven't done it).
- Brian
On Apr 11, 2013, at 4:12 PM, St= uart Tremain
Eddie=
After many years of many different payment gateways = and all the
fuss that goes on in the administrative area of merch= ant account,
fees etc, set up etc, for a one-off event that you a= re talking
about I would stick with the PayPal.
= Going through a payment gateway you will need a bank account with a
merchant facility, here in Australia that can cost $35 a month, the=
list goes on.
On 12/04/2013, = at 3:57 AM, Eddie Z
= I have built 100s of forms, but I have never linked one to a
merchant account before, so I'm looking for some help/direction.
I have a form built for a sporting event where teams register = and
then once their data is collected, it sends them to Paypal to= make
a payment. The main issue I have with this method is that o= ften
times teams will enter their info, get to the payment page a= t
Paypal and then bail, which leaves me with an unfinished
<= div> registration. I'm interested in skipping Paypal and doing it all
I know I will need a SSL certificate, and to use
<
http://authorize.net/>Auth= orize.net or someone similar to link to my merchant, but I do= n't know if there's anything special I need
to do in the code. Id= eally, I would need there to be some sort of
payment was successful before allowing= the registrant to have a
completed transaction.
I honestly don't know how much work is involved here. If it's a
=
decent amount, I'd be willing to purchase someone's payment page
=
code to save me time.
Let me know if anyone cou= ld help or has advice,
Thanks,
Eddie
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