pureconcepts
1-29-07, 02:33 PM
I have osCommerce installed and recently added the PayPal IPN contribution. I followed the instructions from osCommerce and funcationally things appear to be working. However, I believe somewhere the communication is breaking down with the PayPal IPN. That is to say I am not receiving update POST's from PayPal.
I found a post on another forum that asked these questions. Can someone help me answer them to help resolve/rule out issues above. 2 and 3 are my primary concern. Of course, if you know of another solution please let me know.
1. Register Globals
If your server requires you to have php.ini files in all directories then make sure that it was copied into the new /ext/ directory. Depending on your server set-up you may have to copy this into each folder level
2. Port
The ipn.php uses Port 443 for PHP versions 4.3 or higher and Port 80 for older versions. Check with your hosting provider what ports you can use & alter the ipn.php file accordingly.
3. Proxy server
If your hosting provider uses a proxy server (GoDaddy is a prime example) then you need to find out the IP address and apply the proxy fix as detailed in the user guide:
I found a post on another forum that asked these questions. Can someone help me answer them to help resolve/rule out issues above. 2 and 3 are my primary concern. Of course, if you know of another solution please let me know.
1. Register Globals
If your server requires you to have php.ini files in all directories then make sure that it was copied into the new /ext/ directory. Depending on your server set-up you may have to copy this into each folder level
2. Port
The ipn.php uses Port 443 for PHP versions 4.3 or higher and Port 80 for older versions. Check with your hosting provider what ports you can use & alter the ipn.php file accordingly.
3. Proxy server
If your hosting provider uses a proxy server (GoDaddy is a prime example) then you need to find out the IP address and apply the proxy fix as detailed in the user guide: