paypal ipn with oscmax

[geeknano]

I am having problems implementing paypal ipn with oscmax. Is there a definitive guide which can give me an idea how to do it.
Thanks
nano

[michael_s]

You just turn it on in the admin panel and fill in the required info. Pretty easy to do.

If you still can't figure it out see this:
osCommerce Documentation by OSCdox :: osCommerce and osCMax installation and users manual, discussion forums (phpWiki)

Note that you do not need to use the SSL certificate part, as there is no sensitive info sent from the cart to paypal. All sensitive info is entered directly at paypal.

[BoblLoveland]

On the paypal website, there is an ipn page under profile that says:

>Instant Payment Notification Preferences
>PayPal's Instant Payment Notification (IPN) allows you to integrate PayPal >payments with your website back-end operations.
>
>Instant Payment Notification (IPN) Off
>Instant Payment Notification (IPN) URL: _______________________

Since the IPN seems to be set to Off and the URL is blank, is that why I am getting email errors when i receive an order. In oscmax, all the fields in the paypal module seems to be filled out. What address would i put in the IPN url blank on paypal's website?

[michael_s]

You have to turn it on in your paypal admin (at the paypal site) and you leave the IPN url blank, as osCMax sends the url to paypal with the sale information.

email errors: what is the error? Paypal IPN doesnt send and email to your store, it sends an ipn.

[BoblLoveland]

2 part message about my errors.. Thanks a MILLION for your help!!!

I tried activating it Paypal IPN on the paypal site and left the url blank, but got this error

>You must enter a properly formatted URL into the Notification URL field in >order to activate Instant Payment Notification.
>Activate Instant Payment Notification
>
>Before activating Instant Payment Notification, please read the instructions >to ensure that you can support the notification system.
>
>Instant Payment Notification integrates PayPal payment notification and >authentication with your website's back-end operations. Check this box to >activate Instant Payment Notification, and enter the URL at which you will >receive the payment notifications below.
>
>Notification URL: _________________________________________


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The Email error I got that i mentioned previously was this:

Subject: PayPal IPN Invalid Process

payment_date=13:28:09 Apr 18, 2007 PDT
txn_type=web_accept
last_name=my customer name
residence_country=DE
item_name=Sewing Pattern Supply
payment_gross=22.80
mc_currency=USD
business=Bob@WolfStarTradingPost.com
payment_type=instant
verify_sign=I censored this might be confidential
payer_status=verified
tax=0.00
payer_email=mycustomers@emailaddress.com
txn_id=4DC909999P3212506
quantity=1
receiver_email=Bob@WolfStarTradingPost.com
first_name=Iris
payer_id=KUTZZZZKXXTRW
receiver_id=TXXXYU5NF4PRC
item_number=
payment_status=Completed
payment_fee=1.19
mc_fee=1.19
shipping=0.00
mc_gross=22.80
custom=1
charset=windows-1252
notify_version=2.1

$_GET:

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Granted, the payment did go through and i was able to log into oscmax admin to view the order, and was able to login to paypal and verify the payment, but I am not certain if this is just an annoyance i need to live with, or if there is a way to correct it.

[michael_s]

I never had to enter a url in paypal IPN at paypal. I just turn it on and leave the IPN url blank. Not sure what the problem is with the email error. I think that is coming from paypal, and you should contact them for an explanation. I have never seen that before.

[zuqaili]

I tried to activate the paypal ipn yesterday and had the same error as you mention but when i removed the " url: http:// " part from the page so the page was blank and then tried to activate, it worked fine and paypal ipn was turned on.

[mjfontec]

Hi all,

Apparently, after a person goes through paypal and checks out. They get a page that says they are tranferring from a secure site to a non-secure site (back to my website checkout_success page). I think some people are clicking 'Cancel' on that page, and I may be losing orders.

Is there a way around this?

Thanks
Mike

[neil]

I'd say that would be the regular PayPal & not IPN however the answer is the same.
You can secure your pages that have sensitive data - checkout_success.php etc by using a shared ssl usually provided for free by your host or your own purchased ssl certificate.
How to do this must be covered in the documentation or the wiki.

[michael_s]

Hi all,

Apparently, after a person goes through paypal and checks out. They get a page that says they are tranferring from a secure site to a non-secure site (back to my website checkout_success page). I think some people are clicking 'Cancel' on that page, and I may be losing orders.

Is there a way around this?

Thanks
Mike

If you are using Paypal IPN mod, it does not matter if they never return to your site.

That is what IPN is for. Regardless of customer actions, if they complete the sale at Paypal, then your shop will get an IPN notice of the sale, even if they never return to your site.