PayPal IPN > Update SQL Database & Forum Usergroup
 

Hey!

Anyone able to help me out with a payment & update system.
I know there's a way, just not completely sure how..

I'm looking for users to make a payment through PayPal (using IPN), that will then update an SQL database & their usergroup on the forum.

I've been told it can be done using VSa - PayPal Donate . But I've no idea how to code...

If anyone can do this as a freebie then great, otherwise provide a price.

+1 I need this too!!!!

IPN verifies that they have made the payment right? I heared about it before but havent looked into it much.

Because I believe the default system of subscription for example... changes their usergroup without confirmation that payment went through, resulting in the person being able to cancel payment and still be in the new usergroup!?

So why not use the subscription system which does this.....

It doesn't check if the payment transaction has completed...therefore a user can delete his paypal transaction.

EX: Bank to paypall transfer takes couple days.

It should be, if it isn't send a bug report in. IPN reports when the process completes, so I cannot fathom why it wouldn't be working in vBulletin via the default subscription system.

vbulletin isnt based on ipn is it?

vBulletin's subscription system does use paypal, and thus IPN :)

But doesn't update a separate SQL Database.
Only it's own...

I need it to update an sql database for a gaming server (to change their value of a cash for instance).

So you mean that the in-built subscription system of VB would very well be able to change the user group from normal registered usergroup to some user define group say premiumgroup on successful completion of payment processing at the paypal end.
My requirement is that as soon as the paypal payment gets through the user should be promoted to a premium usergroup; so for that I do not have to wriite any extra code right? I am using vBulletin 4.0.4. Please answer !!