Generating Paypal keys

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This manual explains how to generate and obtain the required PayPal credentials for use with osCommerce v4. These keys are necessary to connect your website to PayPal and enable payment processing.


1) Retrieve Your Seller Merchant ID

1. Log in to your PayPal account at https://www.paypal.com.

2. Click the Account icon in the top menu.

3. Select Account Settings.


4. Open the Business information tab.

5. Locate and copy your Seller Merchant ID.

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2) Access PayPal Developer Account

1. Log in to your PayPal Developer account at https://developer.paypal.com.

2. Click My Apps & Credentials.

3. Switch to Live mode.

3) Create or Select an Application

Create a new application by clicking the corresponding button

or

Select an existing application.


4) Obtain API Credentials

  • Copy the Client ID.
  • Copy the Secret key.

5) Add Credentials to osCommerce

Paste the Client ID and Secret into the appropriate fields in your osCommerce administration area.

After completing these steps, your PayPal keys will be successfully generated and ready to be used for PayPal integration in osCommerce v4.