Express Checkout
eCart has specific features available to configure PayPal's Express Checkout merchant services for use on your pages, as well as an alternative payment option to other payment gateways configured for your site.
Express Checkout uses a slightly different implementation strategy than other local checkout services. It uses the following server behaviors to allow your customers to login in to their PayPal account, authenticate and return information specific to the buyer to your site, and then process the transaction for that buyer upon returning. These steps are accomplished in turn by the following three server beahviors:
Express Checkout uses a slightly different implementation strategy than other local checkout services. It uses the following server behaviors to allow your customers to login in to their PayPal account, authenticate and return information specific to the buyer to your site, and then process the transaction for that buyer upon returning. These steps are accomplished in turn by the following three server beahviors:
- PayPal Express Checkout Authentication
- Get PayPal Express Checkout Payer Profile
- Process PayPal Express Checkout Transaction
The merchant gateway support provided within eCart is designed to facilitate the configuration of your checkout form using Express Checkout, but you are responsible for the proper configuration of your merchant account to take advantage of optional features available through the Express checkout API.
Be sure to read PayPal's documentation to ensure that your implementation works within their acceptable parameters and requirements.