Paypal transaction id

computerzworld

Hello,
I am using paypal as my payment option. I am currently testing payment using sandbox. After completing payment when I return back to my site how can I get transaction id? I am currently using it on local & this is the link on which I got redirected from paypal.

http://localhost/new/success.php?merchant_return_link=Return+to+Merchant

In this one I am not able to find any encrypted string or transaction id. So, exactly how can I get it? Please help me. Thanks.

computerzworld

And here are the hidden field values that I am passing during checkout...

<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
    <input type="hidden" name="amount" value="<?php echo $amount;?>" />
    <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="<?php echo $curr_code?>" /> 
    <input type="hidden" name="business" value="al@b.com">
	<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Test">
	<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1">
	<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://localhost/new/success.php">
    <input type="hidden" name="rm" value="2" />

Does anything else required in order to get transaction id? Please help me. Thanks.

dagon

how could it possibly post back to your "localhost" ?

computerzworld

so, you mean to say i will not be able to get transaction id on my localhost in testing environment?

dagon

theres no way for paypal to 'hit' a page on localhost.

bretticus

You are sending the following post value to paypal via your hidden field:

<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://localhost/new/success.php">

Now, unless you have registered the coveted domain name "localhost" there is no way paypal can send the merchant back to your server. I suppose you can use your public ip (try whatismyip.com) instead of localhost. But then you have to make sure your computers embedded web browser (if you even have that setup) is open to the internet (not a great idea by the way.) So, I'd do the testing from that actual website where this will be hosted.

computerzworld

yes exactly... it doesn't work on localhost. you require domain name or ip address in order to receive transaction id via IPN... Thanks for the help.. it worked...