kasra1976 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Hi folks, I am totaly LOST about PayPal , I have installed my store , and everything is fine , the only think that I am confused about is PAYAPL ! if OSC support Payments via PayPal , so what is all these post about PayPal , IPN , and what is the matter with " pressing Continue button " in Paypal page . I am totaly lost in these 3 questions ! if someone can help is much appreciated , waht do I need to get better from Paypal ? ( I have a bussines accout with them). Regards Kasra :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrwrestling Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 IPN is a function put in place by Paypal for orders. It can be semi-difficult to install into osC. Contact them about an IPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasra1976 Posted November 24, 2003 Author Share Posted November 24, 2003 HI jrwrestling, Thanks for reply , any other Idea ?? Regards Kasra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizardsandwars Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 There is a 'PayPal IPN' contribution in the 'contributions' section. The problem with the stock paypal payment method on OSC is that customer are redirected to paypal to make payment, but after making payment, they have to 'hit the continue button' in order for paypal to notify OSCommerce that the customer has paid. You'll find that a very high percentage of customer will forget, or not know to, click the continue button. In the event that they do not click the continue button, the store owner will receive the paypal payment, but the order will not show up in OSC, and you will not know what they ordered. The IPN contribution utilizes Paypal's Instant Payment Notification, that when a customer is finished paying, paypal will call a script of your choice to let your software know that the customer has finished paying, even if they forget to click continue. This contribution will also insert the order into the database 'before' the customer is redirected to paypal, so that the order is always captured. Once the customer has paid, the order is updated to pending. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: As of Oct 2006, I'm not as active in this forum as I used to be, but I still work with osC quite a bit. If you have a question about any of my posts here, your best bet is to contact me though either Email or PM in my profile, and I'll be happy to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowsky Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Thanks Wiz&Wars! Totally answered my question! :D Rainbow Sky Trading Co. http://www.rainbowskytrading.com Oils, incense & more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photon Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Where can I download this IPN paypal fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 I did a search for Paypal IPN in the contributions section (link top right of window). But I don't know how to install it as there are no installation instructions. I get an error (see: http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78877). If you figure out how to install it please let me know. Thanks, S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 See the install.txt file or readme.txt file in the contribution. The latest PayPal_shoping_cart_IPN_1.5 has an extensive install_instructions.txt file. If you copy the contents of the file and paste it into MS Word though, its a bit easier to read. I think it was originally created in word. This seems to be the latest release. But besure to backup before installing any contribution. Ruth in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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