InternetSecure - Do you use the addon module?

[vito]

I need to add InternetSecure as a payment option in a cart. There is an addon mod for this so that's great. However, I noticed that the mod is co-written by Goddness. Well, last week, I tried installing a Newsletter mod written by Goddness............and it totally destroyed the layout of the site. All CSS was screwed up, etc. I ended up having to UNINSTALL the whole damn store and start from scratch. Really pi$$ed me off.

So my concern is what will the InternetSecure mod do to my site, given the author. Do you currently use this mod? I would very much appreciate your feedback on your experience with this mod so that I can feel more comfortable even getting near it.

TIA for your help.

Vito

[kobra]

I ended up having to UNINSTALL the whole damn store and start from scratch.

Always, Always, Backup, Backup both files and DB before adding any module so you have a fall back position...

Also you might consider creating a copy/another install with it's own DB as a test site - - Still backup before adding a module

[vito]

Absolutely. Lesson very well learned.

So does ANYONE use this mod? Please give me your feedback!!

Vito

[vito]

Well, no replies to this thread.

I have a client with an InternetSecure account, and I need to add IS as a payment module. My concern is that it is an old mod, and I suspect I will run into major issues when trying to integrate it into 1.3.9d.

Please, any IS users out there?? Surely, someone can chime in with their experience on this?

Vito

[Website Rob]

Vito, in the length of time as noticed by your last two posts, you could have done some testing on your own and answered the question. That may sound blunt but doing your own testing is sometimes what it takes to resolve issues. Or you could use the Commercial Section of the Forum where you can post this as a Job to be done.

And even though backups are good and should be done, something just as good is a duplicate of the site within a test area. This allows one to do their testing and not have to worry about screwing up the Live site. If things go wrong in the test area you can delete the whole and restore it from... you guess'd it, a backup of your test area.

Worth noting as well, other Billing type scripts have found the Authorize.net module can be used for IS. You need only to plugin your IS information. I've never tried it with Zen Cart nor have I heard of anyone else doing it, but we use a Billing script setup in exactly this way and it works without a problem.

[paul3648]

Please, any IS users out there?? Surely, someone can chime in with their experience on this?

Vito

I've been using the IS module (merchant link - payment takes place on the IS website). It works, but it finalizes the order before payment is received - so as soon as the customer goes to the IS site, the confirmation email has already been sent out. If the customer doesn't pay, the order is still in the system, and sometimes the customer doesn't know whether or not his payment has been received, because he's already received a confirmation email from ZC.

I'm in the process of reworking the code so that the order is held until payment confirmation is received, a la PayPal IPN. InternetSecure has an export script in their system that notifies success or failure, so I'm just trying to figure out and where shopping cart data is held until confirmation is received. If you have any ideas, please let me know.

[paul3648]

Vito,

I got your pm, but I think it's more beneficial to have a public discussion about this.

The problem has nothing to do with test mode. The sequence of events when using the IS payment module is:

1: Select IS payment option
2: Click Confirm Order button
3: Order is created and put in database
4: Customer goes to IS website for payment

IMO - steps 3 and 4 should be reversed, and the order should only be created if the payment is successful. That's the way the PayPal module works - the order is stored somewhere until PayPal sends a confirmation, at which point the order is put in the database and marked as "processing".

I've looked at the IS module code, but am not even certain at which point the order is created - perhaps that step takes place somewhere else.

The IS module uses a file in the root directory - similar to PayPal's ipn_main_handler.php which receives data from the IS server about the status of the order. So that file (internetsecure_export_handler.php) can be used to create the order if payment is successful, but before that point, the order details have to be stored somewhere.

That's where I am up to now...