Fastcharge/Authorize.net issues....

[Sellerz]

I've been struggling for 2 weeks now, trying to get the 'FastCharge' payment gateway to jive through the 'authorize.net' and the assocated PHP file.

I've changed the URLs in the php file to route to FastCharge, as I was instructed by their tutorials. First I had tried to do this through some of Wordpress's shopping cart plug-ins. But it would never properly process the transactions, no matter what I tried. The people who wrote the plugins were less than forthcoming with their help. FastCharge recommended that I move to Zencart, since there were other stores (we sell ammunition) who have done so, and done so successfully.

Your forums have been much more helpful so far, and I still have high hopes. But after doing all this, and porting our cart over to Zencart, I still can't get the payment gateway to work. When I reach the point where I confirm the order in the test transaction, it always says:

"The merchant login ID or password is invalid or the account is inactive. - Your credit card could not be authorized for this reason. Please correct the information and try again or contact us for further assistance."

Now, I know I've entered in all the info that the authorize.net plug-in asks for, including the login ID, and the transaction key. I've set the auth. type to 'authorize and capture', as instructed by FastCharge. I set the transaction mode to 'production', as also instructed. But whether I use our actual transaction key and login, or the test ones provided by fastcharge, the same error still crops up.

I'm at my wits end here. I'm sure it's something simple that I've overlooked. If anyone who has a Fastcharge account, and has gotten it to work over ZenCart through the authorize.net php could tell me how they did it, and what I might be doing wrong, I'll bless you. I'm prepared to donate to zencart if I can just get this LAST issue resolved to the point where our clients can see a functioning shopping cart with a working payment gateway....

[RixStix]

I'm no expert but

Is there a difference between a FastCharge gateway account and a Fastcharge merchant account? I can't go to the FastCharge.com website because McAfee has it red-flagged for suspicious activity with all the bells and whistles to go off if I attempt to click any link to their site. AFAIK, a merchant account processes through a gateway. I'm not sure how a gateway processing through a gateway works.

Which payment platform do they use?

When I switched processors a few months back, I had to make sure that the proper platform was selected within my merchant account ..... in my case it was FirstData-Nashville platform

There was no zencart setup except inputting the Auth.net information. No special files, etc.

[Limitless]

Did you modify the authorize.net module's php files?


You need to 'use' the authorize.net module, but as fastcharge emulates authorize.net, it needs to point to their gateway, not the .dll file.

From their instructions:


Authorize.Net Emulator

DESCRIPTION: The Authorize.Net Emulator allows merchants to use the Authorize.Net payment module that is available in most third party shopping carts. Simply change the ‘POST TO’ URL within the Authorize.Net payment module to point to Fastcharge’s gateway and your account will be up and running within a few minutes.

INSTRUCTIONS: Locate the Authorize.Net Aim Payment Module in your shopping cart and change the ‘POST TO’ URL FROM: h ttps://secure.authorize.net/gateway/transact.dll TO: h ttps://trans.secure-fastcharge.com/cgi-bin/authorize.cgi
Depending on the shopping cart and it’s payment module you may need to change the post to URL in 1,2 or 3 places. It’s best to find the AIM payment module and then change it everywhere in this file.

Here’s a tip, do a search in the AIM file for “.dll” to help you find the Authorize.net urls to replace with the emulator url.
Admin Settings:

Login to your Admin Panel and open the “Payment Methods” setting for Authorizenet. If it gives you a choice select the AIM module because this will allow customers to stay on your site when they purchase from you. Once you get to the settings you can enter the following information:

API Login ID: This is your fastcharge Account ID (FCXXX)
Transaction Key: This is your Fastcharge “Merchant Pin”
Mode: We always suggest “Live Mode”
Gateway URL: If you have this option enter h ttps://trans.secure-fastcharge.com/cgi-bin/authorize.cgi
MD5 Hash: We now ignore this but you can enter “7gt77lyst555r7677yt”
Authorize or Capture: We recommend you select Authorize and Capture