sormui Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Hi, I am new to Paypal. What is Paypal IPN? Is it come with my paypal account? Or do I need to sign up individually? Thanks in advance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 It stands for Instant Payment Notification and refers to the process of paypal snedng the site notice of payment as soon as it is made. You don't need to sign up for it but you do need to install the paypal ipn contribution. Without it, you will probably lose orders. Jack Quote Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sormui Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 It stands for Instant Payment Notification and refers to the process of paypal snedng the site notice of payment as soon as it is made. You don't need to sign up for it but you do need to install the paypal ipn contribution. Without it, you will probably lose orders. Jack But I need to sign up an account in Paypal first, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Yes, you do. They only offer two type: Paypal Standard (or IPN) and Paypal Pro. You want the first. There are three types of standard acccounts: personal, premiere and business. It should be a business type (there is any cost to open any of them). Jack Quote Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I just installed CCGV (trad) countribution, will it work with the Paypal Wedsite Pro contribution and do I still need the IPN module with the website pro contribution? Thanks, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satish Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 for ccgv to work with WPP You need to install TRAD CCGV contrib. Satish Quote Ask/Skype for Free osCommerce value addon/SEO suggestion tips for your site. Check My About US For who am I and what My company does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I just installed CCGV (trad) countribution, will it work with the Paypal Wedsite Pro contribution and do I still need the IPN module with the website pro contribution? Thanks, George No, WPP uses a different method. The IPN module is not needed, in fact, it should not be installed, if you have WPP installed. Jack Quote Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sormui Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Yes, you do. They only offer two type: Paypal Standard (or IPN) and Paypal Pro. You want the first. There are three types of standard acccounts: personal, premiere and business. It should be a business type (there is any cost to open any of them). Jack It's free to open Business account, right? Just need to pay transaction fee for each transaction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 That's correct. When I said, "there is any," I meant, "there isn't any." Jack Quote Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sormui Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 That's correct. When I said, "there is any," I meant, "there isn't any." Jack Then after I have signed up an account, can I set it as "test mode" in osCommerce in order to test it before my site is going live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 The test mode for paypal is difficult to setup for just a single test like that. It is best just to make a live order. The only thing is that you can't order using your own account so someone else will have to do it. Jack Quote Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evalguy Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 It stands for Instant Payment Notification and refers to the process of paypal snedng the site notice of payment as soon as it is made. You don't need to sign up for it but you do need to install the paypal ipn contribution. Without it, you will probably lose orders. Jack Jack, Can you explain what you mean here. I am planning to use the Paypal module as it comes with osC. If I don't install the IPN contrib, will I lose orders? And why? Or will I just not received immediate notification of those payments? THanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sormui Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 The test mode for paypal is difficult to setup for just a single test like that. It is best just to make a live order. The only thing is that you can't order using your own account so someone else will have to do it. Jack Oh ... it's fine then I will try to do some "fake" orders by myself for testing. Thanks for your help. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Jack, Can you explain what you mean here. I am planning to use the Paypal module as it comes with osC. If I don't install the IPN contrib, will I lose orders? And why? Or will I just not received immediate notification of those payments? THanks. You will probably lose orders. That occurs when the customer leaves paypal after making payment and doesn't return to your site. Some customers will return and some won't. The orders for the ones that don't won;t show up in your admin section. It takes 5-10 mintues to install the contribution so you shouldn't hesitate at installing it. Jack Quote Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Here's a question .... I installed the IPN contrib early last year. I got it to work in Sandbox just fine. But when I put in the live key codes and such (forgot the exact names of the certificate and key codes) ... nothing works. Why is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sircuss Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I have Paypal Pro and Express installed with the option that customers don't have to sign up selected. When paypal sends emails to me with orders from customers that didn't create accounts, the emails are missing what items were ordered and what the customer's phone number is. It does send the total amount, Name and address. How do I control what passes back and forth for Paypal Pro/Express? How can I also have the orders show up in oscommerce. They aren't there at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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