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Paypal testing options for a very, very simple payment button?
Started 11 years ago by MattShepherd | 3 posts |
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I'm not a programmer, a developer, or a genius. I'm a semi-intelligent person who wants to build a single-serving Web site that provides a simple service for a fixed price.
So I just need to test a single "Submit & Pay" button that I've built using a Machform form. You fill in the form, press the button, and it directs you to Paypal to complete the payment.
Everything is working until I get to the Paypal part. But I don't want to start paying Paypal fees just to check if it's working okay.
There seems to have been a Sandbox option in the past on Paypal, but after creating a basic Sandbox account, it... doesn't work. Links go nowhere, and even the main site (cms.paypal.com) goes to a 404 page. The "Getting Started with Sandbox" link goes to a broken page. The "Sandbox User Guide" attempts to load a PDF on a site I don't know, and don't trust.
The "Sandbox" options on the main site -- when they don't go to the semi-broken, I-guess-abandoned "Sandbox" site -- go to developer.paypal.com, which is way too much gun for me. Even a Google search for "paypal sandbox" now leads exclusively to developer.paypal.com links.
I just need to confirm that my "pay" button will execute correctly in Paypal; I don't need to build a multi-platform API that configures my JavaScripts to execute a parallel-stream optimization option on a scaleable interface across mobile devices with integrated IPNs and a side of fries.
What's the best way to do that?
Posted 11 years ago # -
yuniar
Using the Sandbox is the most comprehensive way to test it.
However, I agree that it's pretty overwhelming task (I hope they will implement easier testing system, such as the one provided by Stripe).If I may suggest, to test your form, simply set a low price (such as $0.1) to your form and test it by submitting a real payment using another PayPal account.
Once everything works as expected, simply issue a refund from your other PayPal account.
When you issue a refund, all the fee will be refunded as well. So you won't lose anything.MachForm Founder
Posted 11 years ago # -
Other users may find this useful: I asked the PayPal tag-followers at Stack Overflow, and a user was kind enough to give me what is essentially a "Sandbox Walkthrough" that breaks down simple Sandbox use. With this help, I (a semi-dummy) was able to figure out the Sandbox stuff and get my site tested!
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