Access it at
http://www.paypaldev.org/. You??™ll also find numerous links to various PayPal resources.
In the following exercise, you??™ll create a new PayPal account and integrate it with TShirtShop
(the steps to create a PayPal account are also described in more detail in the PayPal manuals
mentioned earlier).
Exercise: Creating the PayPal Account
1. Browse to http://www.paypal.com using your favorite web browser.
2. Click the Sign Up link.
3. PayPal supports three account types: Personal, Premier, and Business. To receive credit card payments, you
need to open a Premier or Business account. Choose your country from the combo box, and click Continue.
4. Provide all of the requested information, and you will receive an e-mail asking you to revisit the PayPal site
to confirm the details you have entered.
How It Works: The PayPal Account
After the PayPal account is set up, the e-mail address you provided will be your PayPal ID.
A lot of functionality is available within the PayPal service??”because the site is easy to use and many of the functions
are self-explanatory, we won??™t describe everything here. Remember that sites like PayPal are there for your
business, so they??™re more than happy to assist with any of your queries.
Now, let??™s see how you can actually use the new account for the web site.
CHAPTER 9 ?– RECEIVING PAYMENTS USING PAYPAL 251
Integrating the PayPal Shopping Cart and Checkout
The first phase is to integrate the shopping cart and checkout functionality from PayPal.
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