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  Installation of the
 
 
PayPal Advanced Plugin for Virtuemart

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How to install the plugin

Download the plugin and save it to your hard drive.

Start Joomla, and click on Systems -> Extensions -> Upload Package File


Browse and locate the folder in which you saved the zip file that you downloaded.

Upload Package File






Click

Virtuemart->Payment Methods->New.


You will see the options below.

The Payment Name box contains the name that the customer will see.

The default value is "PayPal Checkout SSC". You can change this to any other name of your choice, such as "Pay by Credit Card or PayPal".

Select the Published "Yes" choice.

Then Save.



Payment Method Information








Client ID and Secret are the only two required fields.

Live Client ID and Secret Fields







For a live account you can find their values by logging in to your PayPal account and clicking on

https://www.paypal.com/commercesetup/APICredentials


API Credentials





If the setup has worked correctly. Payment buttons like the ones below will appear on the cart page after the customer has entered their address and selected any shipping requirements.

The payment buttons the will different for each customer depending on which country they are from.

This example shows the payment buttons for Germany.


Payment Buttons