Is it possible to when the user clicks on the checkout link to go to a secure site provided by my credit card processor? I would like to take the dollar amount and an order id from this script to that site so they can handle the credit card stuff securely.

I guess another solution would be to make my site 'secure'. Can somebody explain what it takes to do that (in 50 words or less)

Thanks, Paul.

-- Paul Beuger (support@wavget.com), August 08, 1999

Answers

Hi,

To make your site secure you use "https://" instead of "http://". The "s" is what makes it secure. Your "buy1" and "buy2" commands should both be secure.

Jim

-- James L. Farmer (jim@team-blankets.com), August 08, 1999.

I am also trying to find a way to get the script to use my provider (authorizenet) instead of internally. This is proving to be a total bitch as I am not a perl programmer (though seem to be learning a bit with this script..hehe.)

As for making your site secure, it won't happen just by adding 's' to the stuff. You have to purchase the security from your isp. I know to put my site on the secure servers at my isp will cost me an additional 145.00 a month. Just a bit steep if you don't have to have it. They move your site to a completely different server on their system. Call them to find out what all in involved in your case.

Hope that

-- Gregory D. Swagler (spectropro@spectrografx.com), August 08, 1999.

Hi,

If you have your own cc machine there is no need to pay to use someone else for their service. If you are going to use a service they should give you some help setting up your program. After all you are paying them. If all you have to do is go to their site for check out just change the "buy1" command to link to their site.

If your provider is going to charge you $145.00 a month just to make your site secure I would move my site. It cost less than that for your own certificate. Unless there is a reason for you to say with your provider. There are plenty of free and very low cost providers out there. I am using Hypermart at no cost with a secure server. Excelent company I have been with them for two years. Check them out at "http://www.hypermart.net"

Jim

-- James L. Farmer (jim@team-blankets.com), August 08, 1999.

Even with your own cc machine, you MUST have a merchant account. Most merchant accounts now allow you to process online. Mine does for no extra charge. And they offer many many sources for online stores, as i have found, most of them do tell you which stores will work with their service. unfortunately, they either cost many hundreds of dollars, or the free ones just suck.

I like the way this script works, and am sure if I were a perl guru, it would be no problem to modify it. I have talked to someone that is great at perl, and he said it would take about an hour to do. Unfortunately, he will not do it for under 100.00. And I will just have to suffer cause I am not paying for something I guess i will have to learn.

I think there are enough people that use this that are very good with perl that could make the changes needed very easily...shame none of them seem to want to help out.

As for secure servers, they involve much more than just an id. I worked for a provider for 2 years and a secure server is very involved. I just recommend people call their providers. most actual full service providers do charge something. For just web space, not a provider, you apparently can get it fre

-- Gregory D. Swagler (spectropro@spectrografx.com), August 08, 1999.

Hi,

Yes it is free web space. Check them out at "http://www.hypermart.net". Most on line stores are set up for you by some on else that is why they charge you. If you can use a custom html editor like "Netscape Composer", very easy to learn, then you can publish your own pages and then upload them to your site. Ad S-Mart and you have your own online store. All for free. I just received a e-mail that "Hypermart" just bought "Authorize.Net" so if that is the company you are using you will be using "Hypermart". I am waiting for them to combine "Hypermart" to "Authorize.Net" to see what it looks like.

Jim

-- James L. Farmer (jim@team-blankets.com), August 08, 1999.

Wow! Thanks for all the responses. I have an account with Hypermart, and I noticed they have a FAQ on the secure server stuff, so I guess I'll just give it a try! I'm assuming that after a successfull purchase the script will email me the information? Basically that means I have to manually process the credit card through my merchant account. Maybe in addition to emailing me it could also send the user to my merchant account web page to pay. I program in perl a little bit, so once I have it installed I'll see if I can understand what's going on.

Thanks all, Paul.

-- Paul Beuger (support@wavget.com), August 08, 1999.