Paypal still gets more popular every day. Not only for consumers making purchases. But also for first time or small businesses who aren’t ready for a real merchant account yet. I’m going to teach you quite a few things about Paypal so you’ll know how to get it installed on your own webpage. And also give you my free script that does all the things we’ll be going over.

If you’re just here for the paypal php code you can download the script near the bottom of the post.

I’ll explain the different ways you can take payments with Paypal. How to make Paypal buttons with basic options, this is how you get paid. And show you where to find all the options for Paypal buttons. You’ll learn distinction between Instant Payment Notification (IPN) and a Return URL, and what you should be doing with them respectively. (more…)