Paypal requirements on 1.3.7

**inovermyhead** · 23 Mar 2007, 10:31 PM

Hello, all ... Happy Friday....

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Upgrading this shop from 1.2.4 to 1.3.7 and have a test site up to check out. Was just looking at the Paypal IPN module and removed it then reinstalled it, and got this:
Configuration Instructions:
1. Sign up for your PayPal account - click here.
2. In your PayPal account, under "Profile",

set your Instant Payment Notification Preferences URL to:
https://www.creektree.net/shopct137/...in_handler.php
(If another URL is already used, you may leave it alone.)
Be sure that the Checkbox to enable IPN is checked!
in Website Payments Preferences set your Automatic Return URL to:
https://www.creektree.net/shopct137/...eckout_process

The site had already been using IPN and I checked the Paypal site finding that these urls weren't set up and the IPN enable check box wasn't on. So I tried running an order thru with a test account, all the way thru Paypal and returning to the shop site, and it appears to have worked.
So can anyone tell me if these 2 steps are really necessary, and what are the advantages of setting up these URLs ?

Thanks for educating a newbie!
inovermyhead

**samad64** · 23 Mar 2007, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by inovermyhead

So can anyone tell me if these 2 steps are really necessary, and what are the advantages of setting up these URLs ?

Thanks for educating a newbie!
inovermyhead

Its no longer necessary as Zencart sends the return URL to paypal during checkout.. however i set mine in PayPal anyway, just in case :)

**inovermyhead** · 23 Mar 2007, 11:54 PM

Thanks, samad64, I may do the same just to be on the safe side!

Texas, huh ? ... me,too.

inovermyhead

**samad64** · 24 Mar 2007, 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by inovermyhead

Thanks, samad64, I may do the same just to be on the safe side!

Texas, huh ? ... me,too.

inovermyhead

Where at? I'm near the Dallas area :)

**inovermyhead** · 24 Mar 2007, 01:25 AM

Same here, in DeSoto, just south of Big D on I35. Small web, isn't it <grin>.

**DrByte** · 24 Mar 2007, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by inovermyhead

the IPN enable check box wasn't on.

I do recommend that you check the box to turn it on. Since PayPal requires a URL to be entered if you do that, just use the one suggested in the module configuration.

Having this on simply confirms to PayPal that you do expect to receive IPN notifications of payment transactions. I'm actually surprised that your IPN transaction completed successfully with it off.

**inovermyhead** · 24 Mar 2007, 01:13 PM

Thanks for that info, but

Just thought of a monkey wrench in the works here. We have two shops, using the same Paypal account, and Paypal returns to the proper shop after the payment is made . If we put a return URL in the Paypal profile, isn't that going mess up the return for one or the other ?

inovermyhead

**DrByte** · 24 Mar 2007, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by inovermyhead

Thanks for that info, but

Just thought of a monkey wrench in the works here. We have two shops, using the same Paypal account, and Paypal returns to the proper shop after the payment is made . If we put a return URL in the Paypal profile, isn't that going mess up the return for one or the other ?

inovermyhead

No - PayPal and Zen Cart are smart enough to tell each other what to do with each shop's transactions.

**inovermyhead** · 24 Mar 2007, 01:38 PM

Thanks, Dr, Byte, that's great! So we can set the Paypal checkbox and enter either one of the URLs on the Instant Payment Notification Preferences page, but leave blank the Automatic Return URL in the Website Payments Preferences. Then between Zen Cart and Paypal they'll sort out where to return ?

Do I have it right ?

Thanks much
inovermyhead