How can I add a payment option to a webpage, e.g. like paypal?

Question

My friend is looking for my assistance to set up a website, and due to the nature of their site, they require an option to pay via paypal, can anyone out there advise me how I can set up the site to include an option like this. It would also be handy to know how to set up an option to pay by credit/debit card just incase they want me to add that option onto their site.

Dont worry, this is for genuine purposes only

Answer 1

You will need to sign-up with PayPal. You will have to provide your bank account information and select the plan that you want to use based on the commerce type (for profit, non-profit). At the end of the process, PayPal will provide code to put into the site to handle the payment processing.

You should also consider Google Checkout. With Google Checkout, users will not have to leave your site to complete payment.

Good luck.

Answer 2

I'm not sure about the credit card payment but with paypal if you already have an account you can go to a section in the paypal website ...I think from memory it might be in merchant tools and get the code for the paypal buttons. There are free options or paid...I found the free ones perfectly good. When the customer clicks on them they fill out their paypal details and everything is taken care of by paypal. If you know how to cut and paste code (which you obviously do) you will find it a breeze. Good luck.

Answer 3

Try paypal first. When you are making enough sales and think it will better service your customers, then add the credit card payment option. Keep in mind that the payment processors usually have fees to maintain on a monthly basis so wait. Most people have paypal, especailly online.

Answer 4

You will probably want to use PHP for the server-side stuff. The PayPal account needs to be a premium account (no base fee, but higher transaction fees) or better.

There are two ways to do it, one is Instant Payment Notification (IPN). This works by sending the payment information to a specified script on your server, where you can make the script do whatever you want. Google "paypal ipn" for more info. PayPal has some nice sample scripts in a bunch of different languages.

The other way passes the information back with the visitor, I havn't used that kind before.

Answer 5

You need the embedding code from Paypal, put a text box on the page you want the paypal to be on, put in it some identifying text, eg . Publish, download the page and with some text editor like Taco, search for the unique text and exhange it with the embedding code. That's it.

Answer 6

Best way is to contact and ask for their advise. PayPal is one of the most popular online money transfer systems widely used for online auctions, pay to surf programs, e-books and purchase of low value goods. It is now a part of the online auction website eBay. More details available at
http://www.money-transfer.in/paypalindia.html

Answer 7

good luck