-
Setting up Categories, Shipping and Payment Modules
Yes it is. When you set up the PayPal parameters for each of your Zen Cart sites you can give them the same API credentials used for your single PayPal ...
Zen Cart recommends using Express Checkout instead of Website Payments Standard.
PayPal Express Checkout gives the customer two options: They can jump over to the PayPal site to login to their account BEFORE completing checkout on your store (which allows them to select their address information there and never have to re-type their address details on YOUR site, thus the "express" part of the transaction) and then choosing shipping choices and discounts/coupons etc before completing the order ....... OR they can go to the PayPal site to login to their account AFTER making shipping/payment/coupon selections on your site (and creating an account ...
Situation
My store is set up to use PayPal Payments Standard to receive payments from customers.
I want to allow my customers to pay via Credit Card without having to create a PayPal account.
However, some customers are not given this option, and are required to create a PayPal account before they can complete a checkout.
...
REQUIREMENTS
- LinkPoint or YourPay (also called FirstData Global Gateway) account (naturally)
- The Linkpoint/FirstData account must be enabled for API Standard service (NOT their Web Services API option)
- cURL is required and MUST be compiled into PHP with SSL support
- TCP Port 1129 ...
When using Authorize.net SIM module, your customers may encounter the following error message:
An error occurred while trying to report this transaction to the merchant. An e-mail has been sent to the merchant informing them of the error. The following is ...
REQUIREMENTS
- Authorize.net Account (naturally) Click Here to Sign Up for an Account with reduced-rate pricing!
- CURL is required and MUST be compiled into PHP with SSL support
- Your Username and Transaction key (generated in your authorize.net account area)
- You need to have an SSL certificate active on your site to protect your customers' sensitive data
INITIAL SETUP
You need to generate your username and ...
Collecting payment from customers requires a means for extracting funds from the payment method the customer chooses.
Check/Money Order
If you offer check/money-order, then it's up to them to send the check to you. Naturally, you will typically wait for the check to arrive and clear your bank before shipping the goods.
Credit Card
Before you can accept credit cards directly you must have a merchant account.
If you offer to let your customers pay by Credit Card, there are a couple ways to do this:
a) An online banking service such as PayPal where the ...
Situation:
Customer is attempting to complete a purchase and paying via PayPal. They login, provide payment details, and click the Pay Now or Continue button, and they are greeted with the following message and taken back to the PayPal login page, and no details are recorded in your store:
The Reason: You have your PayPal account configured to use Fraud Management Filters, and the customer's transaction has triggered one of your rules which you've configured for a "Deny" response.
...
REQUIREMENTS
- Authorize.net Account (naturally) Click Here to Sign Up for an Account with reduced-rate pricing!
- Your Username and Transaction key (generated in your authorize.net account area)
- While not strictly required unless using "Onsite" mode, you SHOULD have an SSL certificate active on your site to protect your customers' sensitive data
INITIAL SETUP
You need to generate your username and ...
IMPORTANT NOTE: This module is NO LONGER included in Zen Cart because it does not meet PCI compliance requirements for ecommerce security.
The BETTER alternative is to use a real live payment gateway service connected to your business merchant account.
Original now-obsolete article below:
There are several payment modules in Admin> Modules> Payment. Many of them are for payment-gateways where the customer's credit card is authorized automatically while they are online, and payment is deposited to your merchant-bank-account (which you set up with your bank) automatically.
However, if you wish to simply "collect" the customer's credit-card ...
-
FAQ Categories
