using paypal button - can my webpage tell if paypal transaction was successful or not?

Question

I am using joomla and have brought a component which allows users to post listings on my site. The plugin uses a credit system to pay for the listing but the credit system is qu

Answer 1

I think you will find PayPal supply merchant scripts which will do something like that. Instant Payment Notification under PayPal settings - only available in a business account.

The php scripts you can download can be customised to do pretty much whatever you want once they return from payment. On a successful purchase you can echo the submit button so that it is physically not present unless they are returning after payment echo '';

Under "Tools and Settings" "Process My Orders"

You then need to make adjustments in the PayPal merchant interface to return the user to your IPN script.