Payfast ITN

More info @ www.payfast.co.za

Gateway Setup

For details on how to set up Payfast ITN, click here.

Merchant ID

Your Payfast merchant ID.

Merchant Key

Your Payfast merchant key.

Information About this Payment Method

This is presented to visitors if they click for more info on the gateway on the checkout page. Optional.

Use BB Code for formatting, HTML is not allowed.

Order Status Preferences

Specify which order statuses to set for callback operations. Leave as default if you aren`t sure. "Pending" statuses restrict download access for none gateway methods and should be used until payment is cleared.

Setting preferred order statuses can be useful for filtering with other admin operations.

Alternative Redirect Url (Optional)

Alternative redirect url is the page a visitor will be directed to after a successful transaction.

You should NOT use this option if you sell downloadable items as visitors will not be able to download their products immediately after purchase.

Enter full url starting http://

If you need to do further operations on your redirect page based on the sale, the following query string params may be used and passed to your new page:

{id} = Sale ID in Database
{code} = Sale Buy Code in Database.

Example:

http://www.example.com/new-redirect.php?id={id}&code={code}

Live Payment URL

Live payment url. At the time of these docs it is:

https://www.payfast.co.za/eng/process

This should not be changed unless altered by the gateway.

Transaction Authentication URL

Transaction authentication url. At the time of these docs it is:

https://www.payfast.co.za/eng/process

This should not be changed unless altered by the gateway

Test/Sandbox Payment URL

Sandbox or test payment url. In many cases, this is the same as the live payment url. At the time of these docs it is:

https://sandbox.payfast.co.za/eng/process

This should not be changed unless altered by the gateway

Sandbox Transaction Authentication URL

Sandbox transaction authentication url. At the time of these docs it is:

https://sandbox.payfast.co.za/eng/process

This should not be changed unless altered by the gateway

Enable Payfast

Enable / disable this gateway as a payment option.

Files Related to this Payment Option

For advanced users ONLY:

checkout/payfast.php (Callback handler)
control/gateways/methods/payfast.php

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