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Setting up an account with 2Checkout.
2Checkout.com (2CO) is a worldwide leader in payments and e-commerce services. 2CO powers online sellers with a global platform of payment methods and world-class fraud prevention service on safe, secure, and reliable PCI-compliant payment pages. Merchants can accept Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Discover, PayPal, Diner's Club, JCB and Debit cards (in the U.S.) today from 2Checkout's fully hosted payment pages, and through one, easy-to-use solution and with only one contract to sign. In addition, 2CO provides call center support services for your customers, full SSL certification, and the system is translatable in 15 languages, 30 currencies, and is available for sellers and buyers in over 200 countries. Save now! Use promo code etemplates for a full waiver of 2Checkout's $49 signup fee and start selling online today! Follow these four simple steps to set up your FREE account today:
1. Visit www.2checkout.com
2. Click the orange APPLY NOW button on the right side of the page
3.
Complete the application by
entering your business and contact information
4. For a discount on 2Checkout's monthly fees, enter promo code etemplates into the Promo Code field during the application process.
Click here to create an account with 2Checkout.
Once you have created your account, choose Edit Payment Providers in the store admin settings and click modify for 2Checkout. Make sure the Enabled box is checked, and enter the account number for your 2Checkout account. You do not need to, nor should you enter your secret 2Checkout password.
In includes.php of your vsadmin folder set $use2checkoutv2=TRUE; to use 2Checkout's V2 System, just add it to the list if it's not already present.
"Now log into your 2Checkout account. Click on the "Account" tab and Site Management subtab.
Make sure "Direct Return" is set to "Given Links back to my Website" and in the box for Approved URL you will need the URL of your thanks.php file, typically http://www.yourstoreurl.com/thanks.php
That's about all the set up entails.
NOTE
2Checkout are now very strict about text that may appear / may not appear on
your site regarding your relationship with 2Checkout. You can change the
text of the "Check totals and proceed to process payment." in your
language file. However, some people will use more than one payment system,
and would not want 2Checkout specific text appearing for other payment processors.
In that case change this line in your vsadmin/inc/languagefile.php . . .
$xxChkCmp="Check totals and proceed to process payment.";
. . . to
if(@$_POST["payprovider"]=="2")
$xxChkCmp="2Checkout specific blurb<br>And a disclaimer
etc.";
else
$xxChkCmp="Check totals and proceed to process payment.";
How 2Checkout works with our shopping cart software.
2Checkout allows you to receive orders via Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Diners, JCB and debit cards with the Visa, Mastercard logo.
Once a customer has added an item or items to their shopping cart and clicked on "Checkout" they are taken to a form to enter their personal details, once this is completed the customer can check their purchase total, and if they are in agreement will be forwarded to the secure 2Checkout server to give their credit card details. Most of the 2checkout form is pre-populated by the details given on the store form so it only takes a moment to add the credit card number in a secure environment, and be sent back to the store again.
When the transaction has gone through, the buyer will receive a confirmation email from 2Checkout and the seller will be informed that there has been an order on the store.
Please do read our guide here on credit card fraud.
For more information, rates and support, please visit the 2Checkout website.