You will need to register the "call-back" script in your PayPal account This is the script that the PayPal server calls after a successful transaction to update your database of orders. Here's how to do it.
Registering your PayPal IPN (Instant Payment Notification)
Re: Your PayPal account (Instant Payment Notification) You will need to login to your PayPal account online and register the IPN script (which is a script that PayPal's server needs to call to update your database of orders after a succesful transaction and notifies you by email also)
How to register your PayPal IPN (Instant Payment Notification)
1) Login to your PayPal account at www.paypal.com
2) Go to your Account Info and click on the "Sell" tab at the top
3) Click on the link that says "Instant Payment Notification"
4) Click on "Technical Overview"
5) Click on "Start using IPN. "
6) Click Edit
7) Tick the box under the heading "Instant Payment Notification Preferences"
Enter the following url (which is the address of the script)
http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/orders/paypal_ipn.cfm
Then click "Save" |
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