Question

Unable to login with Test Account

Repro:

1) Created Test Account on “developer.paypal.com”.

2) On “Paypal.com” created a button and added it to my site.

3) Changed the button code to include sandbox as in:

<form action="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">

4) Setup Instant Payment Notification (IPN) on paypal.com

5) On “developer.paypal.com” logged into the “Enter Sandbox Test Site”.

6) Opening my site in a new tab in the same browser.

Note: IPN – if you have more than one site, it is up to you how to handle this, no link between site and IPN, right?

The Problem I am getting is this - what is wrong?

PayPal cannot process this transaction because of a problem with the seller's website. Please contact the seller directly to resolve this problem.

Notes:

1. I works if I am removing “sandbox” from the form action?

2. At some point it gave me a site, saying loging to developer.paypal.com or something.

After two days, 10 hours of… you know trying and trying, I am not in a happy place anymore.
Thanks in advance
Regards

Answer 1

Ok, I found the solution – I totally missed the Sandbox setup. Understanding the test environment – having a seller and a buyer within developer.paypal.com.

So if you are frustrated out there – it actually works really well.

Regards
Christian