Authorize.net question (Test Account + SSL)

[esoin]

Woohoo! I am no longer receiving the error messages mention above!

I went into authorizenet_aim.php and modified the URL to point to the correct test address. I hope this information helps others who have the same problem I was having.




My log file now states:

May-21-2008 01:37:07
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Response Code: 1.
Response Text: (TESTMODE) This transaction has been approved.

What other ways can I verify that the transaction was completed and processed by A.NET? I tried logging onto my A.NET test merchant account, but couldn't find any information regarding my recent test order. I'll keep looking around.

I'm very thankful for the wonderful zen cart community, which is the #1 reason why I picked zen cart over other open source ecomm software.

[DrByte]

The Zen Cart authorize.net AIM module is already certified by Authorize.net.
There is no real benefit to using it with a developer account, unless you're actually developing some sort of new feature not already integrated.
That is why there is no presented switch offered to tell the code to post to the test server.

To use the Authorize.net modules, simply enable them with your live account, and start processing. The hard work of integration has already been done for you.

And, to address the argument that "well we have to test it", remember, the *best* test is to test a live account with live transactions ... because if you don't actually do that, you shouldn't be opening your store anyway.

Test transactions done in test mode do not get logged. They only verify communications are working, and that certain response codes are received when simulating good/bad transactions. They don't reflect real-world results.


That said, if you have no intention of actually using the software on a live store, and only intend to play in a sandbox, changing the url (as you mentioned) is one way to set up that world.

[esoin]

Yes, this is a sandbox.

You're absolutely right, step 2 for testing A.NET is to open a live account and test with real credit cards. Now that I can achieve a connection with A.NET, I'm confident about shelling out money to use a live account.