Question

Stupid question maybe..

How do I know if my integration with the PayPal API works fine?

I mean the code goes to PayPal fine, the Payment on PayPal seems to work fine and then the user is redirected in the right page on my site after the payment.

So I am assuming it works OK.

But no Price is shown on the PayPal form.

No charges for my test account

No incomings on my other test account (seller)

I am assuming it works only because the user is redirected to the success page on my site!

But how do I know that it is really working?!

Nothing makes me totally sure it works!!

Please advise..

I am using the Express Checkout API

I am justing charging a customer for a single item, no PayPal authorizations etc.. just a simple PayPal sale.

Thank you

<?php

require_once ("paypalfunctions.php");
// ==================================
// PayPal Express Checkout Module
// ==================================

//'------------------------------------
//' The paymentAmount is the total value of 
//' the shopping cart, that was set 
//' earlier in a session variable 
//' by the shopping cart page
//'------------------------------------
$creditsAmount = $_GET["creditsAmount"];
if ($creditsAmount <= 4) {
$price = 10;
}elseif($creditsAmount <= 19 && $creditsAmount >= 5) {
$price = 7.5;
}else{
$price = 5;
}
$paymentAmount = $price * $creditsAmount;
$SubmID = $_GET["SubmID"];
$memberID = (int)$_COOKIE["memberID"];
//'------------------------------------
//' The currencyCodeType and paymentType 
//' are set to the selections made on the Integration Assistant 
//'------------------------------------
$currencyCodeType = "USD";
$paymentType = "Sale";

//'------------------------------------
//' The returnURL is the location where buyers return to when a
//' payment has been succesfully authorized.
//'
//' This is set to the value entered on the Integration Assistant 
//'------------------------------------
$returnURL = "http://domain.co.uk/modules/yobilab/copyright/PAYPAL_process.php?creditsAmount=".$creditsAmount; // AGGIUNGERE ID SUBMISSION
//$returnURL = "http://domain.co.uk/modules/yobilab/copyright/PAYPAL_process.php"; // AGGIUNGERE ID SUBMISSION
//'------------------------------------
//' The cancelURL is the location buyers are sent to when they hit the
//' cancel button during authorization of payment during the PayPal flow
//'
//' This is set to the value entered on the Integration Assistant 
//'------------------------------------
$cancelURL = "http://domain.co.uk/m/copyright/overview/".$SubmID; // AGGIUNGERE ID SUBMISSION
//$cancelURL = "http://domain.co.uk/m/copyright/error/"; // AGGIUNGERE ID SUBMISSION

//'------------------------------------
//' Calls the SetExpressCheckout API call
//'
//' The CallShortcutExpressCheckout function is defined in the file PayPalFunctions.php,
//' it is included at the top of this file.
//'-------------------------------------------------
$resArray = CallShortcutExpressCheckout ($paymentAmount, $currencyCodeType, $paymentType, $returnURL, $cancelURL);
$ack = strtoupper($resArray["ACK"]);
if($ack=="SUCCESS" || $ack=="SUCCESSWITHWARNING")
{
    RedirectToPayPal ( $resArray["TOKEN"] );
} 
else  
{
    //Display a user friendly Error on the page using any of the following error information returned by PayPal
    $ErrorCode = urldecode($resArray["L_ERRORCODE0"]);
    $ErrorShortMsg = urldecode($resArray["L_SHORTMESSAGE0"]);
    $ErrorLongMsg = urldecode($resArray["L_LONGMESSAGE0"]);
    $ErrorSeverityCode = urldecode($resArray["L_SEVERITYCODE0"]);

    echo "SetExpressCheckout API call failed. ";
    echo "Detailed Error Message: " . $ErrorLongMsg;
    echo "Short Error Message: " . $ErrorShortMsg;
    echo "Error Code: " . $ErrorCode;
    echo "Error Severity Code: " . $ErrorSeverityCode;
}
?>

Answer 1

Use Paypal IPN (instant payment notification) send that url via your html from and then on that page put this code you will get response in email

<?php 
error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE); 
$email = $_GET['ipn_email']; 
$header = ""; 
$emailtext = ""; 
// Read the post from PayPal and add 'cmd' 
$req = 'cmd=_notify-validate'; 
if(function_exists('get_magic_quotes_gpc')) 
{  
    $get_magic_quotes_exits = true; 
} 
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) 
// Handle escape characters, which depends on setting of magic quotes 
{  
    if($get_magic_quotes_exists == true && get_magic_quotes_gpc() == 1){  
        $value = urlencode(stripslashes($value)); 
    } else { 
        $value = urlencode($value); 
    } 
    $req .= "&$key=$value"; 
} 
// Post back to PayPal to validate 
$header .= "POST /cgi-bin/webscr HTTP/1.0\r\n"; 
$header .= "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n"; 
$header .= "Content-Length: " . strlen($req) . "\r\n\r\n"; 
$fp = fsockopen ('ssl://www.paypal.com', 443, $errno, $errstr, 30); 


// Process validation from PayPal 
// TODO: This sample does not test the HTTP response code. All 
// HTTP response codes must be handles or you should use an HTTP 
// library, such as cUrl 

if (!$fp) { // HTTP ERROR 
} else { 
// NO HTTP ERROR 
fputs ($fp, $header . $req); 
while (!feof($fp)) { 
    $res = fgets ($fp, 1024); 
    if (strcmp ($res, "VERIFIED") == 0) { 
        // TODO: 
        // Check the payment_status is Completed 
        // Check that txn_id has not been previously processed 
        // Check that receiver_email is your Primary PayPal email 
        // Check that payment_amount/payment_currency are correct 
        // Process payment 
        // If 'VERIFIED', send an email of IPN variables and values to the 
        // specified email address 
        foreach ($_POST as $key => $value){ 
        $emailtext .= $key . " = " .$value ."\n\n"; 
        } 
        mail($email, "Live-VERIFIED IPN", $emailtext . "\n\n" . $req); 
    } else if (strcmp ($res, "INVALID") == 0) { 
        // If 'INVALID', send an email. TODO: Log for manual investigation. 
        foreach ($_POST as $key => $value){ 
        $emailtext .= $key . " = " .$value ."\n\n"; 
        } 
        mail($email, "Live-INVALID IPN", $emailtext . "\n\n" . $req); 
    }    
} 
fclose ($fp); 
?>