Preparing the ground

This recipe describes the things required to prepare ourselves for the PayPal integration including the PayPal account setup and preparing the environment for integration using the PayPal APIs.

Getting ready

Install soapUI, which we will be using to test PayPal APIs.

How to do it...

1. 1. Sign up for a PayPal Sandbox account on https://developer.paypal.com/.

2. 2. Log in using the newly created account detail.

3. 3. Follow the instructions mentioned in the PayPal Sandbox User Guide (https://developer.paypal.com/en_US/pdf/PP_Sandbox_UserGuide.pdf) and create the Preconfigured Test Accounts with PayPal providing the following default types

   • Buyer

   • Seller

   • Website Payments Pro

4. 4. Select the Website Payments Pro account and click on Enter Sandbox Test Site. Enter the login and password details for the selected account, when prompted.

5. 5. Go to the Merchant Services tab.

6. 6. Click on the Website Payments Pro link on the left-hand side of the page.

7. 7. Click on the GET STARTED button.

8. 8. Click on the...