PayPal Invoicing IPN Updates

Introduction I integrated PayPal’s Invoicing API’s into a FileMaker solution for a client of mine a couple of years ago.  We use the API to implement push-button invoicing from FileMaker, and then we use PayPal IPN to log all transaction data in the...

How PayPalSucks.com Feeds Off the Ignorance of Merchants

Introduction So, you’ve sold something online, you took payment via PayPal, and now something has gone wrong with that payment.  You’re frustrated, confused, and you start searching online for information about what you’re experiencing.  That’s...

PayPal Recurring Payments IPN Samples

PayPal’s Instant Payment Notification (IPN) system is one of the most underutilized features that they provide, in my opinion.  Unfortunately, their documentation is still lacking complete information on what types of IPN’s to expect and what they might...

Doh! Common PayPal Error Handling Mistake

I was recently contacted by somebody through my website complaining that PayPal must have changed something in their system because all sorts of customers are having issues using their application, but nothing has changed…the usual story. This particular...