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Mike in utah
10-10-05, 07:31 PM
I'm going to see if PayPay's Website Pro will work for me. So...the first thing I need is an API certificate from them installed by the host. How is this done???
tbonekkt
10-10-05, 07:34 PM
You cannot install a SSL certificate at PowWeb. YOu can use the shared SSL certificate if needed. URLs are listed in OPS on the Package > HTTP tab.
Mike in utah
10-10-05, 08:02 PM
According to PayPal I need to install "their" 'API certificate. So does this mean I'm out of luck with Powweb?
tbonekkt
10-10-05, 08:09 PM
If you must use PayPal's SSL certificate and install it on the server, then it will not work here.
RTH10260
10-10-05, 08:38 PM
If you must use PayPal's SSL certificate and install it on the server, then it will not work here.
I remember this discussion about the Paypal certificate. I understand it is not a SLL certificate, but used to identify the partner as part of the data sent to Paypal, not for encoding. I seem to remember that this issue has been discussed several times in the osCommerce forum section. Please search there for other answers.
stevel
10-10-05, 08:39 PM
Mike, you misunderstand the PayPal instructions. They are not asking you to install an SSL certificate. They want you to install a certificate they generate which is just a file you place where your shopping cart software knows to look for it. They use the word install because they assume you are using a commercial cart system which has such an option.

Edit - Ah, Richard and I were posting at the same time...
Mike in utah
10-10-05, 09:58 PM
Okay makes more sense to me now!

Sorry if I misled anyone...I'm so far in the dark about what PayPal wants! Funny thing about PayPal...they want to sell you a service bit make it so difficult to implement that the best solution becomes dropping the service. Even their tech guys don't know what's going on! :confused:

Thanks again all, I appreciate your time and help!

-Mike
RTH10260
10-11-05, 08:13 AM
Even their tech guys don't know what's going on! :confused: You can set up servers and services in so many different ways, help desk people will likely never know about all of them and I am sure even Paypal developers will be shaking their heads in dismay over some customer environments they get to see :D