PayPal Donations For vBulletin 3.5.0

Sorry Guys...I have disappeared from vB coding completely for the time being...RL is paying me $35/hour to ignore it lol. Hope you understand why I haven't been around...

Paypal Donations For vBulletin 3.5
Version 2.02b

Hack Provided and coded by )O( Cloudrunner )O( of The Noble Pagan.
Release version: 2.02b
Release Date: 03 July 2005

Change Log

Paypal Donations 2.02

• Fixed Bug introduced with the installer for the tables from 2.01
• Added Who's Online Support Plugins For Donations Script

Paypal Donations 2.01

• Fixed a small bug in the display of the top / last donors on the donate page.

Paypal Donations 2.00

• Ported system over to vBulletin 3.50
• Added ability for the installer to install template edits automatically
• System installs plugins automatically
• Fixed some minor bugs that were present in 1.07 of the 3.0.7 vBulletin donations system.

Special Thanks

Special Thanks goes to the following people, without their support, this would never have happened:

dsboyce8624
guvner
SLeeeper
And all of the Alpha Testers that helped out with this Hack!

I couldn't have done it without you all, Thank you!

)O( Cloudrunner )O(

What Paypal Donations Is:

Paypal Donations is a complete system that controls donations and how they are received via backend interfacing between your vBulletin server and Paypal's payment gateway server. The beauty of this marriage of servers is quite simply automation of the donation process as well as security of the transactions for both you, the administrator, and your users. With the Paypal donations system installed on your forums, you will be able to bring in that much needed income to not only keep your forums alive, but also to help defer costs of doing so to the users of your site without having to bug everyone and beg for money.

This seamless integration of Paypal as your backend payment processor not only provides your user with a well known and safe payment processor, but you are saved the hassle of opening a merchant account with your banking institution as well as saves you time in the process as it takes only a few short minutes to sign up with Paypal if you are not already an account holder there.

System Requirements

OS: vBulletin 3.5 (if you are running this already, then your server has the required installation, GD libraries are required, as well as CURL capabilities for this system to work)

Things To Do Before Installation

Direct File Edits To vB Resident Files: 1 (needed to group templates in AdminCP)
File Uploads: 34 (Of which 18 will be deleted after installation, leaving a total of 16 Files on your server)
Direct Database Queries: None, the installer does these for you
Direct Plugin Installation: None, the installer does these for you
Direct Template Modification: None, the installer installs all new templates, and modifies the resident templates as needed

The uninstaller will remove all modifications (to include the templates) should you decide to remove the system from your server.

How To Install / Upgrade Paypal Donations

Installation and Upgrading are as easy as a human like me could make it. Simply upload all the files from the archive to your server keeping the folder hierarchy intact and then point your browser to the installation file. On most servers it will be one of the following:

• http://www.yourdomain.com/admincp/donations_install.php
• http://www.yourdomain.com/forum/admi...ns_install.php

Just follow the prompts from there folks, the installer does all the database, template, plugin, phrasing, and settings automatically for you!

If you ever decide to remove the system, just upload the install files and folder again and run the installer and choose uninstall. The uninstaller will remove any and all modifications that it did to your files, database, and templates automatically as well. Its as easy as you can get!

Time to install: less than five minutes depending on your upload speed.

Steps To Perform After Installation

1. You must make sure that you have either a Business or Premiere account with Paypal.
   1. If you do not, then you will need to upgrade your Paypal account to that level before this system will work.
2. You must have Paypal's IPN (Instant Payment Notification) turned on in your Paypal Profile.
   1. You do not need to have it pointing at any particular file for this system to work as the system will tell Paypal where to send the IPN to credit your users and notify you of the transaction.
3. You will need to run through the donations settings at the end of the installer and make sure that you have all the required information in there.
4. Please note that this system can be placed into test mode (default setting is ON when system is first installed).
   1. This setting tells the system whether to speak with the real Paypal Server for transactions or with Paypal's Sandbox (testing) server. If you wish to test the system before going live you will need to have access to Paypal's Sandbox server, you can sign up for access there at: http://developer.paypal.com.
5. You will need to input your Paypal Account Email into the settings
6. You will need to input the full URL to your donate.php file so that your users can make it back to your site after payment
7. You will need to input the full URL to your ppverify.php file so that Paypal can send your IPNs to you and your system can process the information and give your users credit for the donation

License

Originally Posted by Brandon J. Briggs aka. Cloudrunner

As the original author of the Paypal Hacks for vBulletin 3.0.x and 3.5.x I give full authorization to modify, recode, compile and/or reverse engineer the paypal donation hacks to any and all fully licensed members of vBulletin.org. I also give permission to fully distribute any derivative works that are created due to this authorization without need of providing credit or other means of recompense.

I am releasing this authorization in the hopes that someone will be able to carry on the work that was begun.

Final words

You will need to add a link somewhere in your navigation system for vBulletin pointing your users to the donations page (if you installed the vBadvanced Module then you have a link on the home page, but you might want to add one in the nav bar as well), as well as setting up your paypal account to give IPN responses to you, you can do this in your Paypal Profile under Instant Payment Notification.

To play in PayPal's Sandbox you will need to be registered with their developer network and setup a few sandbox accounts to play with the sandbox properly. I have throughly tested the sandbox functionality, and it is working until they decide to change coding standards again.

I sincerely hope that you enjoy this hack, Please feel free to send feedback to tnp@noblepagan.com !

Thank you!

)O( Cloudrunner )O(

P.s. Should you feel the need to donate to me in thanks, I will not stop you , in fact I will say thank you and that your support is greatly appreciated. If you do donate to me for this hack, I will give the recognition here as well as on The Noble Pagan. You can find my donations page here (also works as a demo site should you feel the need to check it out):

The Noble Pagan Donation Page

[richab]

hi, i was wondering if theres a ways to have the vbadvanced module block for this mod to work with a website thats separate from vb?

[richab]

anyone have any ideas?

[AllenMead]

I have had enough, I'm taking this crap off my system.:down:

On my installation paypal doesn't talk with it properly so you have to manually add users who have donated.:down:

It doesn't update the user list for different members of if the same member donates more than once.:down:

It doesn't link the users avatar properly.:down:

There's no option to change $ signs to ? signs in the text you cannot alter 'back office'.:down:

Had to manualy alter the modifyoptions template.:down:

I've searched through over 30 pages of this 'hack' it and still cannot get it to work properly.:down:

Whilst I appreciate this 'hack' is no longer supported by the coder, it's no longer supported by me. It's a shame as what has been started is very good, just needs finishing properly to be a proper plug-in for the latest version of vbulletin.:down:

[Mikecp421]

works for me, I don't know why it doesn't for you

[sinisterpain]

Originally Posted by AllenMead

I have had enough, I'm taking this crap off my system.:down:

On my installation paypal doesn't talk with it properly so you have to manually add users who have donated.:down:

It doesn't update the user list for different members of if the same member donates more than once.:down:

It doesn't link the users avatar properly.:down:

There's no option to change $ signs to ? signs in the text you cannot alter 'back office'.:down:

Had to manualy alter the modifyoptions template.:down:

I've searched through over 30 pages of this 'hack' it and still cannot get it to work properly.:down:

Whilst I appreciate this 'hack' is no longer supported by the coder, it's no longer supported by me. It's a shame as what has been started is very good, just needs finishing properly to be a proper plug-in for the latest version of vbulletin.:down:

Everything you said it does not due, it does. I have been using this hack for over a year and it works just fine. As far as changing the $ to ? that is an option in the admincp under donations. I do not understand why you are trying to alter the modifyoptions template that will accomplish nothing.
It might work if you ask people to help you instead of posting that the hack doesnt work.
While it is true it may not work depending on your particular boards configuration and what hacks you already have installed. But there are many users that do have it working and its the best paypal hack out yet IMO. If you wish me to help you out PM me.

[ruger]

Originally Posted by AllenMead

I have had enough, I'm taking this crap off my system.:down:

On my installation paypal doesn't talk with it properly so you have to manually add users who have donated.:down:

It doesn't update the user list for different members of if the same member donates more than once.:down:

It doesn't link the users avatar properly.:down:

There's no option to change $ signs to ? signs in the text you cannot alter 'back office'.:down:

Had to manualy alter the modifyoptions template.:down:

I've searched through over 30 pages of this 'hack' it and still cannot get it to work properly.:down:

Whilst I appreciate this 'hack' is no longer supported by the coder, it's no longer supported by me. It's a shame as what has been started is very good, just needs finishing properly to be a proper plug-in for the latest version of vbulletin.:down:

Got it working perfect for me..and im using vb 3.6.5 with vbportal 3.6.3 and even the block works for it.:up:

I wouldnt be so negative if you are not going to read all the thread. Silverspoons are not freely available here!:up:

And sinisterpain has helped alot of people as far as getting it working on vb...he did me!:up:

[AllenMead]

Originally Posted by sinisterpain

Everything you said it does not due, it does. I have been using this hack for over a year and it works just fine. As far as changing the $ to ? that is an option in the admincp under donations. I do not understand why you are trying to alter the modifyoptions template that will accomplish nothing.
It might work if you ask people to help you instead of posting that the hack doesnt work.
While it is true it may not work depending on your particular boards configuration and what hacks you already have installed. But there are many users that do have it working and its the best paypal hack out yet IMO. If you wish me to help you out PM me.

Yes and no to what it does and does not do. I have read several posts where this hack has been cleany installed and it still doesn't work properly.

I have read through the first 30 pages on this hack and started to loose the will to live. The answers to my problems may be further down the line, but 96 pages worth?!?

I followed the installation routine as detailed in the donations.zip file which I found iirc on page 10 having read what problems people were having.

The problem I have with the $ sign is that when I donate in GBP, you get the follow message: "Your donation of $0.50 is greatly appreciated! Thank you again for your continued support. "

I didn't think I donated $0.50 - that $ sign is not editable 'back office'

I am curently running:

Vbulletin 3.6.5
CMPS 3.2.1

I have a number of other mods including;

iTrader
HS - External Signature Image Size Limiter
Imageshack Image Uploader
Inactive User Reminder e-mails
nCode Image resizer
Rules page
Links directory

Everything seems fine on my installation except;

when a member donates, the system fails to update on the donations page on my site. I can add that person manually, but then even though they have an avatar, the donate system says they don't.

If anyone else donates, they again have to be added manually. Then if someone who has already donated, donate again, the system doesn't update this either.

My papal account IPN setting is pointing to http://www.worldrallyforum.com/forum

This is where ppvarify.php and donate.php are located.

I don't expect a silver spoon and doen't expect every 'hack' to work seemlessly with everything else. I can change things around to suit if necessary but I'm not a coder.

However, I would be grateful for the assistance. I had siad in my 'ranting' post, I do think that is a good hack, it just needs refining / proper support.

Thanks

Meady.

[sinisterpain]

Originally Posted by AllenMead

Yes and no to what it does and does not do. I have read several posts where this hack has been cleany installed and it still doesn't work properly.

I have read through the first 30 pages on this hack and started to loose the will to live. The answers to my problems may be further down the line, but 96 pages worth?!?

I followed the installation routine as detailed in the donations.zip file which I found iirc on page 10 having read what problems people were having.

The problem I have with the $ sign is that when I donate in GBP, you get the follow message: "Your donation of $0.50 is greatly appreciated! Thank you again for your continued support. "

I didn't think I donated $0.50 - that $ sign is not editable 'back office'

I am curently running:

Vbulletin 3.6.5
CMPS 3.2.1

I have a number of other mods including;

iTrader
HS - External Signature Image Size Limiter
Imageshack Image Uploader
Inactive User Reminder e-mails
nCode Image resizer
Rules page
Links directory

Everything seems fine on my installation except;

when a member donates, the system fails to update on the donations page on my site. I can add that person manually, but then even though they have an avatar, the donate system says they don't.

If anyone else donates, they again have to be added manually. Then if someone who has already donated, donate again, the system doesn't update this either.

My papal account IPN setting is pointing to http://www.worldrallyforum.com/forum

This is where ppvarify.php and donate.php are located.

I don't expect a silver spoon and doen't expect every 'hack' to work seemlessly with everything else. I can change things around to suit if necessary but I'm not a coder.

However, I would be grateful for the assistance. I had siad in my 'ranting' post, I do think that is a good hack, it just needs refining / proper support.

Thanks

Meady.

make the link point directly to the ppverify.php file in the donation admincp and in your paypal IPN ie..www.worldrallyforum.com/forum/ppverify.php. Then make sure the ppverify.php file is cmoded 755. Also do your have a business account at paypal as thats is important. The dollar sign $ problem is a phrase an will require looking at the code.

[AllenMead]

Thanks for your help sinisterpain.

I haved made the changes you have identified but it's still no different.

[sinisterpain]

Check your PMs Allen