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PayPal Website Payments Standard (IPN) Orders

Started by stonecoldinc on 25 Aug 2011, 4:11 AM · Views: 2,174

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25 Aug 2011, 4:11 AM
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PayPal Website Payments Standard (IPN) Orders

Hello,

Customer orders are not appearing on the Admin screen when PayPal Website Payments Standard (IPN) is used.

Is there a setting on the Admin screen that should be set?

Thanks for your Help
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25 Aug 2011, 5:09 AM
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Re: PayPal Website Payments Standard (IPN) Orders

That happens when there's a problem with PayPal's servers telling your server about a new order.

And, that problem only happens when using the Website Payments Standard module, since that's the only way that module can receive orders for your store.

But, if you remove that module and use Express Checkout instead, then the order is instantly stored in your store, and doesn't have to rely on that background notification. It's a much more contemporary and reliable way to receive orders and payments.

So: quick solution: Click "Remove" on the Website Payments Standard(IPN) module, and then click "Install" on the Express Checkout module, and configure it according to the instructions https://www.zen-cart.com/getpaypal.

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25 Aug 2011, 4:13 PM
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Re: PayPal Website Payments Standard (IPN) Orders

Thanks DrByte for your response.

I completed setup, when I run a test transaction, Intermittently I'm getting error:

"400 Bad Request Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit."

I'm using Chrome.

Is this a paypal setup issue or zencart?

Kind Regards,
DT

26 Aug 2011, 1:50 AM
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Re: PayPal Website Payments Standard (IPN) Orders

Sounds like a browser issue.

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