Authorize.net - issues + cURL

[droptest]

UPDATE !!!!!!!!!!!

Another case of simply not being informed/educated.

I FINALLY figured this one out....i think. The conclusion seems to be this:
After speaking with Authorize.net, also sending them one of my 'debug' emails to study, they tell me I simply need a merchant account......i know. Initially I believed all that was needed was the shopping cart configured correctly plus an 'Internet Payment Gateway. I thought the Authorize.net Internet Payment Gateway collected the transactions and used their own Wells Fargo acount to hold the funds that they then distribute to the client. But No ! You absolutely have to have the 3 elements - Shopping Cart - Merchant Account - Internet Payment Gateway.

I am still waiting for the merchant account info to come through so I can relay that to Authorize.net. I am assuming at this point once that info comes through and is activated that my errors will stop. I hope. I will post again one I get to that point.

Thanks for everyone's help assisting me on trying to figure this one out. I hope some of this info is helpful to other users.

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they tell me I simply need a merchant account......i know.

Yeah, that was what I mentioned in my "#2". I just assumed you had the account, and they were not accepting the card being processed. In fact, they couldn't process the card because you never had an account.

I am still waiting for the merchant account info to come through so I can relay that to Authorize.net. I am assuming at this point once that info comes through and is activated that my errors will stop. I hope. I will post again one I get to that point.

Hopefully your merchant works quickly for you. I've seen in the past that it can sometimes take a week or more to get a Merchant account all worked out with your bank -- you do realize that you will need a bank account to "settle the funds to" correct? Some Merchants require this to be a business account (or at least a "DBA" (Doing Business As) account.

Good luck!