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Before you receive payment notifications from PayPal, you need enable IPN in your PayPal acount settings. IPN URL should be blank.
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==Overview==
  
# Login to your PayPal account
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PayPal is one of the most popular online payment options worldwide, and it is also the most popular payment method among X-Cart's customers.
# Click on the '''Profile''' subtab
 
# Click on the <u>Instant Payment Notification Preferences</u> link in the 'Selling Preferences' column
 
# Check the checkbox and make sure that the notification URL is blank
 
# Click '''Save'''
 
# You have successfully activated IPN
 
  
Then perform the following actions to configure PayPal in your X-Cart.
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X-Cart software is pre-integrated with PayPal, so any X-Cart store can be easily set up to accept payments through PayPal. X-Cart supports both Standard and Pro PayPal solutions. More information on the PayPal solutions supported by X-Cart is available in the section '[http://www.x-cart.com/xcart_manual/online/paypal1.htm X-Cart's PayPal Integration Overview]'.
  
You should check whether one of HTTPS bouncers (OpenSSL, HTTPS-cli, Net:SSLeay, libCURL or CURL) are installed on your host.
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Instructions on how to begin using PayPal as a payment method in an X-Cart store are available in the section '[http://www.x-cart.com/xcart_manual/online/paypal3.htm Putting PayPal to Work with X-Cart]'.
  
# Go to the "Summary" section of the admin interface and check whether at least one of the softwares is installed: OpenSSL, HTTPS-cli, Net:SSLeay, libCURL or CURL.
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The basics of PayPal integration testing are provided in the section '[http://www.x-cart.com/xcart_manual/online/paypal5.htm Testing X-Cart's PayPal Integration]'.
# Go to the "General settings" section of the admin interface and adjust the "Preferred HTTPS module" dropdown box according to the software installed on your host. The 'libCURL' option is the best if it is installed.
 
# If you have more that one of the softwares (OpenSSL, HTTPS-cli, Net:SSLeay, libCURL or CURL) installed try to adjust each of them till the problem disappears.
 
  
Further to instructions on how to setup PayPal in the admin back-end of x-cart.
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Information about using the <u>Order details</u> page of orders paid through PayPal is available in the section '[http://www.x-cart.com/xcart_manual/online/paypal4.htm Working with Orders Paid through PayPal]'.
  
===For X-Cart v3.x===
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==X-Cart's PayPal Integration Overview==
  
# Enter your PayPal account settings under the "General settings -> PayPal options" section of the admin interface.
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==Putting PayPal to Work with X-Cart==
# Enable PayPal under the "Payment methods" section.
 
  
===For X-Cart v4.x===
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===Obtaining a Verified PayPal Business Account===
  
# Login as administrator to your store
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===Applying for Website Payments Pro===
# Click on Payment methods
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# Add PayPal from the list of available payment gateways. Section "Payment gateways" at the bottom of the page
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===Setting up Your API Access===
# When PayPal was added, Click on '''Configure'''.
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# On the configuration page enter your account info.
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===Adding PayPal to the List of Your Store's Active Payment Methods===
# Enter "Payment for". This is description of the products from your store. You can type in any value
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# Select currency
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===Adjusting PayPal Configuration Settings in X-Cart===
# Enter order prefix.
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===Switching to a Different PayPal Solution===
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===Deleting PayPal from the List of Your Store's Payment Methods===
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==Testing X-Cart's PayPal Integration==
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===Obtaining Accounts for Testing===
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===Setting Your Store's PayPal Integration to Work in Test Mode===
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===Using PayPal in Test Mode===
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==Working with Orders Placed through PayPal==
  
 
[[Category:X-Cart user manual]]
 
[[Category:X-Cart user manual]]

Revision as of 00:37, 2 February 2010

Overview

PayPal is one of the most popular online payment options worldwide, and it is also the most popular payment method among X-Cart's customers.

X-Cart software is pre-integrated with PayPal, so any X-Cart store can be easily set up to accept payments through PayPal. X-Cart supports both Standard and Pro PayPal solutions. More information on the PayPal solutions supported by X-Cart is available in the section 'X-Cart's PayPal Integration Overview'.

Instructions on how to begin using PayPal as a payment method in an X-Cart store are available in the section 'Putting PayPal to Work with X-Cart'.

The basics of PayPal integration testing are provided in the section 'Testing X-Cart's PayPal Integration'.

Information about using the Order details page of orders paid through PayPal is available in the section 'Working with Orders Paid through PayPal'.

X-Cart's PayPal Integration Overview

Putting PayPal to Work with X-Cart

Obtaining a Verified PayPal Business Account

Applying for Website Payments Pro

Setting up Your API Access

Adding PayPal to the List of Your Store's Active Payment Methods

Adjusting PayPal Configuration Settings in X-Cart

Switching to a Different PayPal Solution

Deleting PayPal from the List of Your Store's Payment Methods

Testing X-Cart's PayPal Integration

Obtaining Accounts for Testing

Setting Your Store's PayPal Integration to Work in Test Mode

Using PayPal in Test Mode

Working with Orders Placed through PayPal