PayPal Button and Form validation

Hello everybody, sorry for my english.🤔

It is the first time i use chronoforms, It seems to be a great tool but I encounter a problem with a form. :?
My Aim is to create a simple Form with paiement system (name etc..) to register for a race and BUT I need to be sure that BEFORE the datas are being stored in the database, the paiement has been made.

SO i'm looking for the most SIMPLE :wink: method to use PAYPAL...
I tried to put a button, It Works, but i can't return to my initial form to complete...And i don't know how to get an information and put it in the database to show that the transaction has been made...

I tried to use the API, but its seems to be complicated, nothing worked...
Then I create the form with A PAYPAL code at "On Submit code - after sending email:"
It works BUT:
The registration on the database can be done even if the paiement not succeded...
The pages on my site (ie: form page ) is lost, we have to click "PREVIOUS"

Can someone explain me in details how to make this goal ?

Thanks a lot!

Cedric

Hi Cedric,

There is no 'safe' way of confirming payment before saving anything. As soon as the user leaves your site there is a risk that the data is lost.

My preferred way to do this is to save early (and often) but to add a 'status' entry saying something like 'unpaid'. Then when the payment is confirmed you can update the status to 'paid'.

Alternatively you could save the data to a temporary table, but this takes more work and I don't think it adds anything much.

The PayPal API plugin here only works with the more 'advanced' PayPal accounts. You cna use the ReDirect URL to make PayPal payments - that works well. Use the 'return' and cancel_return' parameters to bring users back after payment (though you can't guarantee that unless you use IPN).

Bob

Ok Thanks BOB,

But is there a way to send (for example the UID to paypal) and then, that PAY PAL reply to the URL with the same UID.
I want to be sure that the paiement as been completed but for the user who as paid.
For example, i i create a status "UNPAID" in the database, and 4 personns has this satuts, i want that the changes occurs only for the right personn who as paid...

"The PayPal API plugin here only works with the more 'advanced' PayPal accounts." Do you mean that i could do want i want with that API ? I want to find if it is possible to reach this goal and how !:)

Regards

Hi Cedric,

I'd probably generate a random ID myself (though you could use the ChronoForms UID too), then add that to the return url like &uid=XXXXX

I don't exactly know what you can do with the PayPal API - Max wrote the plugin for a client. I've never used an account that had the API accessible. You can get the PayPal docs for the API and see what they say.)

Bob