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manastojones

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Re: Validating user purchase via IPN?

by manastojones Contributor in Reporting and tracking (Archive)
‎Jul-26-2010 07:57 PM
‎Jul-26-2010 07:57 PM
Set a custom field in the buy now button form that would be associated with the user so you can check it against the database.   If the user id is 34, do this:     <form input="hidden" name="custom" value="34" />     ... View more

All payments in the sandbox are under review?

by manastojones Contributor in How to use PayPal (Archive)
‎Mar-21-2010 08:09 PM
‎Mar-21-2010 08:09 PM
This may be a silly question, but every "fake" payment I do in the sandbox comes up as under review? Why is that?   I am using paypal on a site that sells digital content. I don't ship anything. So when I do the fake payment process, I get the IPN notification, store the payment in a database and allow the user to download an item.   I can't get the item back, so how do I know that the payment is going to go through?   How would I check for that and why does Paypal have the most confusing API I've ever seen in my life? ... View more
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