Setting up CS-Cart with PayPal Pro

To set up CS-Cart with PayPal Website Payments Pro account:
  1. Log in your administrator panel and click on the Payment methods link in the ADMINISTRATION side box on the right.
  2. Add the PayPal Pro payment method using the Add new payment method(s) section.
  3. Select PayPal Pro in the Processor drop-down select box besides the added payment method and click on the Configure button below. PayPal Pro settings page will be open.
  4. Fill in the following fields:
    • Username - your PayPal Pro API username
    • Password - your PayPal Pro API password
    • Certificate filename - full path to your certificate file on your server (you are able to download the certificate on API Access page of your personal account at http://www.paypal.com web site)
    • Currency - select your currency
    • Test/Live mode - select Live mode. In order to use Test mode you need to get additional accounts at PayPal Sandbox and PayPal Developer Central.
    • Order prefix - any prefix you want orders to have (optional field)
  5. Click on the Update button to save the changes.
    NOTES:
    - Make sure that there are readable permissions for the certificate file and the directory where it is located on your server.
    - In order to use PayPal Pro, there must be PHP's CURL support on your server (you are able to read more about it on the http://www.php.net/curl). Check whether there is PHP's CURL support installed on your server.

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