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Q: |
What information is required to create an instance of Your
IPN Back-End Solution? |
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If your web host is listed in our database, the only
information you need is your domain name and your primary PayPal email
address.
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| If your web host is not listed in our database, gather
the following information: |
| your web host's Perl bin
directory (often /usr/local/bin/perl) |
| whether you plan to use SSL
and your web host supports it |
| your domain name |
| your web site's cgi-bin
directory (it must be in your domain) |
| your account home directory
(often in a form similar to "usr/home/accountname") |
| your account www directory
(often in a form similar to "usr/www/accountname") |
| your primary PayPal email
address |
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Q: |
What is the Digital Goods Delivery Verification System? |
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This system provides a means to maintain the security of
your digital goods on any web server, deliver the digital goods to a
confirmed customer, and to provide positive feedback indicating a successful
download. Your IPN Back-End Solution comes with a special advertising
version that advertises Your IPN Back-End Solution and related items. |
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Q: |
What capabilities must my web host provide for me to use
Your IPN Back-End Solution? |
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Your host must allow custom CGI in your own cgi-bin
directory. Since Your IPN Back-End Solution is written in Perl, your
host must have Perl 5 or higher available. And finally, if you want to
keep your transactions completely private your host must provide SSL (both
for your web server and with the Crypt::SSLeay module for Perl) and you
must have it enabled. |
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What capabilities must my customers have? |
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If your customer purchases digital goods from you that you
intend to be downloaded, your customer must have JavaScript enabled and the
Sun Java plug-in installed. Otherwise there are no requirements
besides those for PayPal. |
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Q: |
How did you create your database of hosts? |
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The information provided by previous buyers of Your IPN
Back-End Solution is added to our database of hosts. Periodically new
entries are manually verified against public information provided by the
indicated hosts. If you find erroneous information, please notify
James. |
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Q: |
How do I modify the customer's buying experience? |
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There are four html files that are used to fulfill the
customer's purchase. They are "already.htm," "error.htm," "success.htm,"
and "success_cart.htm." These files are located in the cgi-bin
directory you specified in the IPN Wizard. Your IPN Back-End Solution
looks for field names that are delimited with "%%%" in the appropriate file.
(See
field references for the complete list) Note that the page design is
completely independent of the field references. However, the
demarcation field references may have to be embedded in html tags (and thus
will only be visible when looking at the page source) to achieve
the desired effect. |
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Q: |
Is it possible to host more than one store from a single
domain using Your IPN Back-End Solution? |
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Yes! You must use unique URLs and directories for each
instance of Your IPN Back-End Solution. Each instance will have its
own tools and databases. (Note: The license for Your IPN
Back-End Solution is for one instance only. Therefore you must
purchase a new instance for each store.) |
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Q: |
Why would I want to create Free Item or Free Subscription
buttons? |
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Free items are a great way to increase traffic to your site,
acquaint someone with your offerings or provide shareware. However,
PayPal does not inherently support free stuff. Your IPN Back-End
Solution provides a means to allow development of a relationship with
potential customers using a presentation and delivery structure identical to
your sales structure. |
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