I have just joined the forum as a new web designer. I recently had to turn down a project as the client wanted to have on-line payment via pay pal. Is this difficult to implement?

 

I would be very pleased to have more information

 

Thanks, Kath

Hi and welcome.

Not difficult at all if you use the standard implementation.

In it's simplest, just develop a form something like this.

<form method="post" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" name="PayCredit">
	<div align="left">
	<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Pay through Secure Server at PayPal">
	<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
		<input type="hidden" name="business" value="<?php print $PPMerchantID?>">
	<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Purchase from <?php print $MerchantName?>">
	<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="<?php print $FullInvoiceRef?>">
	<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="<?php print $InvoiceTotalf?>">
	<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="<?php print $PPCurrency?>">

	</div>
	</form>

Providing you know how to code html then incorporating Paypal buttons / shopping cart is very straightforward.

 

All the techie stuff is explained on the paypal website with create code options.

 

They provide a sandpit facility for developers to test the code without going through the live interface.

 

Get yourself signed up to paypal with a seller account and get experimenting.

 

 

.... Topshopper just beat me to it.

If you know HTML and Scripting language (Server Side) it is very easy ,

 

Please refer this https://developer.paypal.com/

 

By Using above , you can create test account and test your work ,

 

 

Good Luck

Thank you to everyone who advised me about Pay Pal. I will get experimenting.

 

I know html and css. Is it essential to know scripting language?

 

I will feedback in due course anything helpful I find out in trying this out.

 

Kath