I've just finished reading the guide on adding Paypal as a payment method in uCommerce. It was easy to follow and seems pretty straightforward.
The last time I developed an online store with Paypal I integrated it with their Instant Payment Notification (IPN) and was surprised not to see it mentioned in the guide.
At the time I remember just how confusing it was to navigate Paypal's website and choose from their vaious offerings but the use of IPN seemed to be the most secure solution.
Am I right in thinking that because the guide uses encrypted website payments it's not required? Like I said, all the different Paypal methods has always confused me.
The PayPal provider which comes with uCommerce works much the same way as IPN though it's based on PayPal Website Payments Pro Payflow Edition (how's that for a mouthful?) :)
Basically it works by redirecting the customer to the PayPal website for creditcard processing so your site never has to handle actual card information. The integration works with captures, voids, refunds in the backend as you'd expect.
Everything passed back and forth is encrypted with the keys uploaded to PayPal - this guide tells you how to generate the private/public keys.
Paypal Instant Payment Notification (IPN)
I've just finished reading the guide on adding Paypal as a payment method in uCommerce.
It was easy to follow and seems pretty straightforward.
The last time I developed an online store with Paypal I integrated it with their Instant Payment Notification (IPN) and was surprised not to see it mentioned in the guide.
At the time I remember just how confusing it was to navigate Paypal's website and choose from their vaious offerings but the use of IPN seemed to be the most secure solution.
Am I right in thinking that because the guide uses encrypted website payments it's not required?
Like I said, all the different Paypal methods has always confused me.
Regards,
Matt
The PayPal provider which comes with uCommerce works much the same way as IPN though it's based on PayPal Website Payments Pro Payflow Edition (how's that for a mouthful?) :)
Basically it works by redirecting the customer to the PayPal website for creditcard processing so your site never has to handle actual card information. The integration works with captures, voids, refunds in the backend as you'd expect.
Everything passed back and forth is encrypted with the keys uploaded to PayPal - this guide tells you how to generate the private/public keys.
Hope this helps.
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