Ecart 5 - Bypass Payment System

I have created a checkout page using the Ecart Checkout Wizard. I now want to perform some initial testing but also need to bypass the credit card authorization. Can someone tell me how this can be done? I am using PHP and Dreamweaver. Thanks! John

you would use the payments gateways testing servers to process test transaction. How this is done depends on the gateway that is used.

With Paypal, you can sign up for sand box api credentials, then set the Use Sand Box setting in the server behavior that processes transactions. For Authorize.net, there is a test request setting that sends a test transaction.

Originally Said By: Jason Byrnes

  you would use the payments gateways testing servers to process test transaction. How this is done depends on the gateway that is used.

With Paypal, you can sign up for sand box api credentials, then set the Use Sand Box setting in the server behavior that processes transactions. For Authorize.net, there is a test request setting that sends a test transaction.  

Thank Jason but I am currently developing my online store app and do not have access to Authorize.net nor do I want to pay there fees unitil I am really ready to test the credit card authorization. however I would like to simulate as though I had process the cc transaction via ecart so I can validate the database updates that ecart would make and my updates. Is there a dummy script I could use to simulate the ecart authorization part? ANy other suggestions?
Many Thanks
John

the only option to completely bypass the gateway, is to set it up using the checkout wizard to use the payment gateway of your choice, then edit the code directly by hand, change the trigger code for the behavior that processes the transaction to an if statement that would never be try like:
if(1 == 0) {

but again, i cant give specific examples without knowing what payment gateway you are selecting in the checkout wizard.

I am using Authorized.Net (AIM). Does this help? Also I am not sure if you want me to change the server behaviors trigger or the actual code itself. Can you give me a sample based on this new information?

Thanks Again!!!!!
John

you need to edit the actual code itself, the server behaviors trigger does allow you to set trigger that will alwas be false, you need to do that manually.


on the confirm page, you will need to find the code for the authorize.net server behavior, the first few lines will look like:

<?php

if (($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") && (isset($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]) && strpos(urldecode($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]), urldecode($_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"])) > 0) && isset($_POST))  {

  $AuthNet_required = array();

  $AuthNet_required[0] = array();

  $AuthNet_required[1] = array();

you will need to edit this to:

<?php

$<your cart object name>->redirStr = "checkout_success.php";

if(1 == 0) {

  $AuthNet_required = array();

  $AuthNet_required[0] = array();

  $AuthNet_required[1] = array();

note that in this line:
$<your cart object name>->redirStr = "checkout_success.php";

you need to change <your cart object name> to the name of your eCart object.

I added the two lines of code to the area you mention within the confirm page and I am now receiving the "Order Receipt" page. However, I did not get the Email messages nor did it update my Order and Order detail tables(mysql). Do you have any idea why it would not send the emails or update the database.

Thanks!
john

One more thin. The order receipt that is displayed does not have an Order Number.

send a copy of the confirm page and the success page so i can look at the code.

Here are the two files you requested. I don't know if this will make a difference but when I look at this code I notice that it is referancing a session variable call $_SESSION["eCart1_OrderID"] but I can not find it in the Bindings. Thanks for Your Help!