CubeCart Tutorials

Step 1

I recommend that you create a dedicated email address to receive your PayPal payments through. While it is not always neccessary it does help you keep track.

Step 2

At PayPal website

1) If you already have a PayPal account you must make sure that it is a Business Account. If it is not then it is best to upgrade as it is free.
2) Business Address: In your PayPal profile make sure you have entered a Business Address, without it you will only be able to accept your country's default currency.
3) In your PayPal profile enter the new email address we created earlier and set this as your Primary Email address.
4) In your PayPal profile, under Selling Preferences > Website Payment Preferences, set the following;

AUTO RETURN: ON
RETURN URL: http://www.YOUR_WEBSITE_URL/confirmed.php
PAYMENT TRANSFER: ON
PAYPAL ACCOUNT OPTIONAL: ON (this is so that your customers do not need to sign up for a PayPal account to make their payment)
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: (choose your preferrence)

5) In your PayPal profile, under Selling Preferences > Instant Payment Notification Preferences, set the following; Instant Payment Notification (IPN): On Instant Payment Notification (IPN) URL: http://www.YOUR_WEBSITE_URL/modules/gateway/PayPal/ipn.php

Step 3

At your CubeCart store's Admin

1) Under Modules > Gateways, choose PayPal Standard & IPN, then click on "Configure".
2) Set "Status" to "Enabled".
3) In "Description" enter a description for the gateway such as "Credit/Debit Cards (PayPal)"
4) In "Email Address" enter the email address we set earlier as the Primary Email address.
5) In "Method" change to "IPN (recommended)".
6) You will now see the "IPN Url" which should be the same as you entered in your PayPal profile earlier. If it is different then copy it and go back to your PayPal profile and update so they are the same.
7) In "Default" set to "YES"
8) In "Test Mode" set to "NO" (It is always best to test your store in live mode so that you can experience what your customers will experience, also you will be able to see if there are any errors).
9) Click the button which says "Edit Config".

Congratulations! You have now successfully setup your CubeCart store to use PayPal IPN.