paypal express how to install? and localhost issues

Hi,

My localhost doesn't work yet but my livesite seems to work.

		I have setup paypal on ZC livesite and it seesm to work fine. I tried to test it by using my account as i have a premier account.

However i got a
'You cannot email money to yourself. Please enter another user's email address if you would like to send money to someone.' message.

I tried making another account but it asks for a CC number and i only have 1 which i used on the other account. SO I could create another account for that reason. Is this a paypal issue?

Sounds like a Paypal issue.

PayPal allows you to have a personal and a business/premier account.

Whether they force you to enter a credit card number on your account or not is something you may have to ask them about. If you link it to a bank account, you won't need a credit card.

Hi,

I don't think i can create an account without a CC but I will ask paypal.

I have the log for my failed localhost but how do i view it because it isn't text.

SetExpressCheckout, Elapsed: 20992ms; Failed
(7) couldn't connect to host

No response from serverSounds like it couldn't complete the communications properly -- that error code comes from CURL. "couldn't connect to host" is pretty self-explanatory.
Likely a blocked firewall between the localhost server and the paypal site, or a dns resolution problem.

Hi,

How did you view the log and can i unblock the Curl request in firewall?
I couldn't find Curl in the applications to unblock.

The .log file is a text file, viewable in any text editor, even (cringe) notepad.

PayPal communicates on port 80, so in your router you'll need to point port 80 to your localhost PC's IP address. You'll need to refer to your router's reference manual for instructions on that process.

Better yet, just use the live site.