vBulletin Manual

PayPal

1	Log in to your PayPal account
2	Click on the Profile subtab
3	Click on the Instant Payment Notification Preferences link in the 'Selling Preferences' column
4	Click Edit

You should now be presented with a screen containing the following:

Setting callback URL

Note:

If the Instant Payment Notification link is not present you will need to apply for Premier Account or a Business Account from PayPal.

Check the checkbox to activate Instant Payment Notification and enter the following URL below the checkbox.

https://www.example.com/forums/payment_gateway.php?method=paypal

Click [Save]

Go to Paid Subscriptions > Payment API Manager > PayPal and enter your PayPal email address in the PayPal email field.

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ConqSoft	31st Dec 2005, 12:55am
The PayPal IPN no longer needs to be set, since it's sent with each payment. This section of the manual needs to be changed/removed.
Chris	06th Nov 2012, 02:21pm
The Paypal IPN may not be required for vB, but Paypal requires you to enter a URL in order to have IPN active. So you must enter something in the URL field.