Testing PayPal in production, personal account. How?

[tkk]

I have multiple websites and PayPal with a personal account. I've already set up PayPal at those but haven't tested payment in production.

I need to test redirect, with a price specified on my website, payment at PayPal.com and redirect back to my website.

1) Does anyone know if it's possible to use personal account in such a case?

2) Will anyone help me to test it? I'd create a test product worth $0.1 or $0.01, the minimal amount.
I can't use it and make a payment myself -- impossible.


Only answer people who know for sure and only with the conditions I've specified.

I'm not from the US, neither is my account.

I'm a programmer

 

[aka3941]

You have to upgrade to bussiness account to sell. Then you go to sandsbox.paypal.com to make 2 account for testing
One for selling(bussiness) and one for buying (personal account)
Then you use smart payment button using javascript on client. See document on paypal
https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/#

 

[nirose]

if the shopping cart has the accurate amount and it carries over to paypal payment page with your email, i dont see a problem.

 

[tkk]

if the shopping cart has the accurate amount and it carries over to paypal payment page with your email, i dont see a problem.

What do you mean, what shopping cart? PayPal has no knowledge of a shopping cart on my website. And it's not Shopify or any other egine

 

[Repulsor]

You have to upgrade to a business account and use paypal IPN to get this done.

You will use a payment button for fixed amount or variable amount, and once you receive the payment, paypal IPN will put a post to your listener script. The script will process and verify the payment and do whatever is required in your website.

Thats how it works. Been there, done it. Web developer myself.

And you can do the testing using Paypal sandbox.

 

[tkk]

You will use a payment button for fixed amount or variable amount, and once you receive the payment, paypal IPN will put a post to your listener script. The script will process and verify the payment and do whatever is required in your website.

I know. But my question is mainly how to test it

You have to upgrade to a business account

I don't have a legal company to upgrade my account.

 

[Repulsor]

I know. But my question is mainly how to test it

Paypal Sandbox. I answered it already.

 

[Chris Newman]

You have to upgrade to bussiness account to sell. Then you go to sandsbox.paypal.com to make 2 account for testing
One for selling(bussiness) and one for buying (personal account)
Then you use smart payment button using javascript on client. See document on paypal
https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/#

Yes, for what OP has mentioned, a business Paypal account is needed.

 

[tkk]

Paypal Sandbox. I answered it already.

PayPal sandbox only works with PayPal sanbox business.I've tested PayPal sanbox business, it worked.

In production I can't use a real PayPal business account. A I can't create a business account either because I don't have a legal company!

 

[aka3941]

PayPal sandbox only works with PayPal sanbox business.I've tested PayPal sanbox business, it worked.

In production I can't use a real PayPal business account. A I can't create a business account either because I don't have a legal company!

you can rent a service to make virtual company..it is only legalized

 

[tkk]

you can rent a service to make virtual company..it is only legalized

What service?

 

[Repulsor]

PayPal sandbox only works with PayPal sanbox business.I've tested PayPal sanbox business, it worked.

In production I can't use a real PayPal business account. A I can't create a business account either because I don't have a legal company!

Then its no more a coding or testing related issue anymore. Your issue is with having a business account somehow. Everything else will work just fine as it worked in Sandbox.

 

[Dung Nguyen]

just use the sandbox mode for testing as PayPal has already put everything for you, No need for others help. Beside sending those micropayments makes both sending and receiving get high chance of limited

 

[tkk]

just use the sandbox mode for testing as PayPal has already put everything for you, No need for others help. Beside sending those micropayments makes both sending and receiving get high chance of limited

once again:

* personal account

* how to to test it in production?

* how to specify an amount to be paid? That is, a user clicks a button on my website, or link, and it'll redirect him to PayPal with an amount specified.