Setting up an account with PayPal.
Click
here to create an account with PayPal.
Once you have created your account, you need to setup the instant
payment notification. This is necessary so that sales are automatically
validated. To do this log into your PayPal account and click on
the "Profile" tab. Now click on the link instant payment
notification preferences link. The URL that you want to enter is
the one to the file ppconfirm.php in your vsadmin directory. So
for instance it might be
http://www.yourstore.com/vsadmin/ppconfirm.php
After entering this URL, just click the checkbox to activate instant
payment notification and you're all done.
You now just need to go to the Edit Payment Providers link on
your store admin, chose Modify for PayPal and enter the email address
that is associated with your PayPal account.
Testing with the PayPal sandbox
Version 4.9.0 saw the introduction of a demo mode for PayPal testing.
To use this feature, check the demo mode box in the payment provider
admin page for PayPal and then sign up for a developer account
at https://developer.paypal.com/ so
you can use their sandbox feature.
Troubleshooting
PayPal has introduced a new Merchant Tools feature
called “Auto
Return”. If you select this option in your account, PayPal
has you add in the URL you would like your customers to return
to on your website. What actually happens is that you are directed
to the Thank You page that gives an error message “Sorry
there has been an error”. You will also not receive order
confirmation.
The Auto Return feature can be used though in
conjunction with PDT - Payment Data Transfer (Version 5.1.0 minimum
required).
You will need to add your PDT key to the admin payment provider
PayPal page. Implementing this will allow customers to return
to your store without clicking on the "Return to Merchant" link
from PayPal. Godaddy hosting customers only will require this
addition to vsadmin/includes.php
If in your admin orders page your PayPal payments are showing
with a status of "Pending: unilateral" then
you wil need a verified Premier or Business account for PayPal
IPN. The message of Pending: unilateral comes
up when the account isn't verified. The solution is to check again
that you have completed all the verification steps for your account
and that it is a Premier or Business account.
If the shipping cost is not being passed on to PayPal even though
this is showing correctly in the cart then go to this URL when
logged in to your paypal account . . .
https://www.paypal.com/en/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_profile-shipping
Then check the setting of . . .
Click here to allow transaction-based shipping values to override
the profile shipping settings listed above (if profile settings
are enabled).
You will also need to add this parameter to vsadmin/includes.php
$splitpaypalshipping=TRUE;
Please do read our guide here on credit
card fraud.
For more information, rates and support, please visit the PayPal
website.
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