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Custom-yet-simple Payment Form

Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 9:54 pm
by kremo5le
Hello guys, :D

A client of mine is interested in a form that will allow clients to go to it, write their name, invoice they are paying, and amount of money they are paying so she can get paid for clients using credit cards. I think it is a neat idea but I'm having a hard time getting around how to do it. I know I have 2 options:

OPTION 1

I will need an SSL certificate, the form, and a payment gateway like Authorize.net to work with it.

OPTION 2

I will need a form that works with PayPal but I will still need an SSL for when the users are entering their info on the site.

What are your thoughts about it?

THANKS!

Re: Custom-yet-simple Payment Form

Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 11:42 am
by Jonah Bron
Depends on how much revenue you're anticipating. If it's pretty low, go with Paypal. If it's a significant amount at all, go with Authorize.net. The reason being Authorize.net has a flat monthly fee, plus a low per-transaction cost. Paypal doesn't have a flat fee, but has a high per-transaction cost.

Re: Custom-yet-simple Payment Form

Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 1:00 pm
by kremo5le
Hi Jonah,

Everyone keeps telling me the same, which is what I already told my client too. I think her income is not as high as to consider Authorize.net: you are right on that one. She does not want to rely on PayPal solely but we all know, web designers/developers, that PayPal is king when it comes to save money and usability.

Now, I think I can handle the programing of the form but would you consider PHP or JavaScript or both to create it? I would like it to be as secure as possible. Also, an SSL will need to be in place as customers will need to place their info on the website's form. Or, do you have a better way? Does PayPal offer "custom form wizards"?

THANKS! :O)

Re: Custom-yet-simple Payment Form

Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 2:47 pm
by Jonah Bron
If there's sensitive, custom data (besides address, email, phone number, etc), you'll need an SSL cert. As for PHP vs Javascript, use PHP. Javascript is optional. You have to use a server-side technology of some kind, be it PHP, Coldfusion, ASP.net, or whatever. Javascript is just an embellishment. You can't depend on Javascript because it's on the client side, and so inherently vulnerable to malicious users.

[SOLVED] Custom-yet-simple Payment Form

Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 8:19 pm
by kremo5le
Excellent! PHP it is. The data to be used will be just name, invoice number, and payment amount for what my client told me. Correct on SSL!

THANKS!