How to use Pay Pal for a download from a sale

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by greenhall, Dec 22, 2009.

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    Hi

    Is there any way to use pay pal to direct to a download after payment?
    I have seached there info and faq and look for utube videos on the issue but can not find any guidance

    If not a download directly from the paypal what is another way if a customer pays through pay pal and then to get an auto download

    Leonard
     
    greenhall, Dec 22, 2009 IP
  2. DenisL

    DenisL Active Member

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    You can use the Paypal IPN.

    What it basically does is notify you once a payment has been made (once it cleared) so that you can process the sale on your side as well.

    As for the download, you could send them an email with a link to your download when you receive a "Payment cleared" message from Paypal.

    If you know PHP, protecting your download should not be hard. :)
     
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  3. DaveLovelace

    DaveLovelace Peon

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    Hi Leonard,

    Here's how to do it..

    Login to PayPal

    Go to : Merchant Services

    Select: Buy Now Button

    In Step 3, you'll see:

    "Take customer to a specific page (URL) after successful checkout"

    Enter the address of your download page

    Then after the transaction is complete and they click the Return To Merchant button, they will be sent to the download page (or any URL you specify).

    Dave
     
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    greenhall Guest

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    Thanks to the 3 replies - appreciate the guidance
     
    greenhall, Dec 23, 2009 IP
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    How handy, i was then trying to find exactly how to do this too. The only trouble is, people may start to share your download link? I assume it will load for everyone, regardless of whether or not they came via paypal?
     
    plucky, Dec 23, 2009 IP
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    jester602 Well-Known Member

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    After they are finished ordering, they are redirected to your notification URL; when they are set there, your server has to read the HTTP POST data by PayPal. More information can be found in this ebook. Hope that helped. Edit: Look for the section called IPN (instant payment notification).
     
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  7. greenhall

    greenhall Guest

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    Hi to Jester

    Thanks for the ebook have found it most helpful

    regards Leonard
     
    greenhall, Jan 5, 2010 IP