Donations / Paypal IPN Integration

Well, after searching and searching for a donation system that works, I've come to the realization that although there are a few good contribution / donation hacks out there, none of them are compatible with Paypal's IPN feature. That being the case I went experimenting, and got the IPN to work properly with VB.

So now I'm dealing with options and features that you all want to see in this type of hack. I am willing to put forth the effort to get this hack to be the best one there is on the market for this. After I get all the coding and stuff done with paypal and the "look & feel" of the hack for the rest of your VB site, I'll work on integrating it with Authorize.net as well. But for now, since the IPN is working, I need your input on what you would like to see included with this hack.

So far, I'm looking at a notification on the memberlist, one in the postbit for members of the top ten donators club, possible rewards for certain levels of donations, the option to show total amount collected, and exactly where the $$$ is going to (this is needed for me personally since my site is not-for-profit, so may be helpful to you as well), with the main donations page showing all the above with an information page for explanations of where the $$$ goes, etc.

The IPN backend is running via Paypal's recommended procedures and should any suspicious activities be seen by either the script or Paypal's server, the script will not add the information into the main database, but into a separate table for further investigation by the admin.

One thing that I am missing that I need help on is verifying Paypal's Verisign Digital Signature, When it comes to that, I'm dumber than Jim Carrey on LSD. If I could get help on that one, we will all be appreciative as this will increase the security of the system.

Please, let me know your ideas for this hack, and I will get them on my "ToDo" list. Please be understanding and patient though, as I am about to have a second child born into the world within the next few weeks, so may drop off working on this one for abit, but I will continue to code for it during my free time.

Until then, Enjoy!

)O( Cloudrunner )O(

[Theutus]

Yes i am very interrested in running this hack also!!

[Cloudrunner]

When I finish that, the code goes to 0.9, where a select group of hackers gets a copy of the hack prior to release for "Alpha" testing. This will go on for approx. 1 week. Then I will release 1.0 "beta" to the public.

The invites have been sent, and alpha is in full swing. I figure a week or two and Beta will be released to the public.

Sorry to keep ya'll waiting like this, but I really don't wanna release a buggy hack ya know?

)O( Cloudrunner )O(

[gmarik]

Oh, ok. Just keep in touch!

[Crazy Pete]

This looks awesome!! I can't wait to try it out, thanks so much for taking this thing on, Cloudrunner, and congratulations on the baby!

[Cloudrunner]

Thank you! I hope to release the hack within the next week or so. With VB3's beta release, I'll be looking into recoding it for that as well. So I'll be releasing two hacks, one for vb2 and one for vb3.

The vb3 release I hope to have coded to coincide with the full release of vb3, and not the beta. We'll see though.

[vB-Host.com]

I would like to alpha test this

[Cloudrunner]

Well, after a few days of testing, we've already ID'd a few small bugs, they have been fixed. I am still waiting on a few folks to beat the hell out of this script, but right now we're sitting at 0.8.2-Alpha.

If you have posted to this thread, previous to the alpha stage, then you should have an invite in your PMs. Check them for information on grabbing the code for testing.

Enjoy!
)O( Cloudrunner )O(

[Cloudrunner]

Up to 0.8.4-Alpha...still waiting on a few suggestions and bugs (if any are left).

I'd like to thank ap0c for kick me in the butt over the last day or two with bugs found!

[Theutus]

Any update on the release date? Should it be within the next week? I can't wait to get this one up and running!

[Cloudrunner]

Just an FYI:

With the release of VB3, I will NOT be doing any changeover of this hack to vb3 UNTIL it reaches RC stage. It is just too buggy to be a reliable test platform for me as of yet. Don't expecting anything from this hack for VB3 until probably AFTER vb3 goes gold.