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Disclosure: I have a PP merchant account, very small. It's the only payment service I've found that does not require me to maintain my own up-and-running web se

Disclosure: I have a PP merchant account, very small. It's the only payment service I've found that does not require me to maintain my own up-and-running web server. I can run my business from a passive web page. Once in a while I look for alternatives -- at least just to have a back-up -- but have not found anything yet.

fuzzzerd 4y ago
When you say passive web page, do you mean a simple .htm file with no php (or other) server side language? Or do you mean it's fully managed by PayPal using a gui/admin portal?
- analog31 4y ago
  Nothing that requires my own server. At the simplest, someone can just send me the amount of my price, and I send them their stuff. Otherwise, PP can create button code that I insert into my html. If I could insert trustworthy code such as javascript into my page, that executes on the user's computer, that would be a fine compromise. I'm not anti-tech, but I feel that spinning up my own server (even on a cloud computing instance) would be a lot of complexity for my tiny business. I don't even know where to begin, should I want to secure such a server. I'm a good programmer, but have not done that kind of work before. I also don't trust my own skills to protect my users' security. Finalizing the transaction does occur at PayPal's site.
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y ago
  You can let someone pay you via PayPal without them needing a PayPal account (they can use credit card) and without you needing a web page. PayPal has a feature where you can create a payment link and email it to someone.
hakfoo 4y ago
There are some payment gateways that do "hosted cart". You can give the customer a pre-configured link to the gateway's site and they see a pre-populated checkout form; everything PCI-compliance related takes place on their server.

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Disclosure: I have a PP merchant account, very small. It's the only payment service I've found that does not require me to maintain my own up-and-running web se

by analog31 4y ago

fuzzzerd 4y ago
When you say passive web page, do you mean a simple .htm file with no php (or other) server side language? Or do you mean it's fully managed by PayPal using a gui/admin portal?
- analog31 4y ago
  Nothing that requires my own server. At the simplest, someone can just send me the amount of my price, and I send them their stuff. Otherwise, PP can create button code that I insert into my html. If I could insert trustworthy code such as javascript into my page, that executes on the user's computer, that would be a fine compromise. I'm not anti-tech, but I feel that spinning up my own server (even on a cloud computing instance) would be a lot of complexity for my tiny business. I don't even know where to begin, should I want to secure such a server. I'm a good programmer, but have not done that kind of work before. I also don't trust my own skills to protect my users' security. Finalizing the transaction does occur at PayPal's site.
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y ago
  You can let someone pay you via PayPal without them needing a PayPal account (they can use credit card) and without you needing a web page. PayPal has a feature where you can create a payment link and email it to someone.
hakfoo 4y ago
There are some payment gateways that do "hosted cart". You can give the customer a pre-configured link to the gateway's site and they see a pre-populated checkout form; everything PCI-compliance related takes place on their server.