Paypal doesn't charge client account (sandbox mode)

[aldebaran12 0]

I'm testing paypal on sandbox and I can capture payment on the merchant side however the client side doesn't show any indication of any transactions taking place.

What am I doing wrong?

[Guest]

@@aldebaran12

 

Sandbox mode is a 'simulation'. You can take it out of sandbox mode and make an actual transaction to confirm the checkout process.

 

 

 

Chris

[aldebaran12 0]

I've switched it to live mode now. I'm getting an error: "This transaction cannot be processed due to an invalid merchant configuration."

[aldebaran12 0]

I've switched it to live mode now. I'm getting an error: "This transaction cannot be processed due to an invalid merchant configuration."

This error only happens when I choose the regular "credit or debit card" option at checkout instead of the "paypal(including credit and debit cards) option.

otherwise, if I go the paypal route (through the paypal site) it process the transaction smoothly.

[Guest]

@@aldebaran12

 

How many payment methods do you have active and if more than one, do you have them all configured correctly ?

 

 

Chris

[aldebaran12 0]

@@aldebaran12

 

How many payment methods do you have active and if more than one, do you have them all configured correctly ?

 

 

Chris

 

I have "PayPal Website Payments Pro - Direct Payments" enabled but the module asks for "PayPal Express Checkout" enabled too , so I enabled that as well.

All I'm trying to do is to have one option that allows paypal processing on the background, without going though the paypal site. I thought thats what the "paypal website payments pro" does, however I wonder if it doesn't work unless my client has exactly that kind of service on his paypal account. (Currently he has "Paypal Payments Advanced")

[Guest]

@@aldebaran12

 

Your client ? You are offering professional osCommerce services ? :huh:

 

The client has to be signed up for whatever service you are enabling in osCommerce.

 

 

 

Chris

[Guest]

Dennis,

 

How did you set up Paypal Payments Advanced? I cannot get it to come up in the payments module in admin. Therefore I cannot setup the module to work.

 

benny4563

[web-project 12]

you can create the sandbox PayPal client account and run the transaction using the sandbox seller and buyer PayPal account.