Help With Paypal Module?

[hecticben]

Hey guys,

 

I'm new to osCommerce and I'm working on a cart that had been setup and maintained by a previous web designer.

 

He has installed a Paypal module, but I don't know how to use it etc.

 

It doesn't give me any details about it, just the name "Paypal".. Here are the options it gives me:

 

Enable Paypal Module: True

Email Address: [email protected]

Transaction Currency: Selected Currency

Payment Zone: --none--

Set Order Status: default

Sort order of display: 0

 

I really don't have a clue lol.. Do we have to get a PayPal merchant account? How do I get it working with the shopping cart?

 

Any help is MUCH appreciated.

 

Thanks a lot!

 

Ben

[Jack_mcs]

You need to go to paypal.com and open a business account, which is free. Use the email for that account in the settings for the module. It should work at that point.

 

Jack

[hecticben]

Thanks Jack,

 

Ben :thumbsup:

[hecticben]

Hey..

 

New question ...

 

Do I need to have SSL enabled to use Paypal?

 

Thanks,

 

Ben

[Guest]

Hey..

 

New question ...

 

Do I need to have SSL enabled to use Paypal?

 

Thanks,

 

Ben

No, but would you create an account, purchase, etc on a non ssl site?

[hecticben]

Well it seems that with the SSL enabled (the old webmaster enabled it) an error occurs when you need to sign up.. I'm guessing cos we don't have SSL or something.. this is the first time I've ever worked on a cart before.. any advice?

 

Ben

[Guest]

Well it seems that with the SSL enabled (the old webmaster enabled it) an error occurs when you need to sign up.. I'm guessing cos we don't have SSL or something.. this is the first time I've ever worked on a cart before.. any advice?

 

Ben

What is the error?

 

You need an SSL certificate to use SSL.

[hecticben]

Oh ok.. I'm just leaving the office.. but surely when you sign up to the cart you don't use your credit cart details.. I dunno how the paypal module works.. do you actually input your CC details on our site? or when you click checkout, does it take you to the paypal website?

 

Ben

[Guest]

Oh ok.. I'm just leaving the office.. but surely when you sign up to the cart you don't use your credit cart details.. I dunno how the paypal module works.. do you actually input your CC details on our site? or when you click checkout, does it take you to the paypal website?

 

Ben

You input the cc at paypal.

You input personal info in the cart.

[hecticben]

You input the cc at paypal.

You input personal info in the cart.

 

Ah that's ok then, so I can just turn off SSL.. thanks so much :)

 

Ben