help with credit card info..

[jmdb71]

Hi,
I currently have a site that accepts paypal payments. I have access to a secure server (https). I was wanting to set up a way to collect credit card info on the secure page and then somehow receive it securely. Ive heard that email is not secure..How could i get the data from the secure page to me? Thanks!

[bhartzer]

Email is definitely not secure. Most companies that do this usually use a database where the information from the form where the users fills it out is actually on the website.

[jmdb71]

Thanks for the reply. I have access to a mySQL database. Any suggestions on how to do this..?

[bhartzer]

I would get a script or software to do it. There are plenty of them out there, even ones that will do the verifying for you. It's easier to install a script than to create one from scratch.

I'm assuming that you already have a merchant account?

[bhartzer]

There are plenty of scripts here:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ication+script

[jmdb71]

Thank you very much for the link and all of your help. I will certainly check it out.

[bhartzer]

One more thing---if you're actually selling stuff on your site (more than one item), then you'll want to install a shopping cart on your site rather than just a credit card verification script.

I recommend using OScommerce, but there are several others out there that are good.

[Corey Bryant]

For oscommerce needs, I recommend http://oscommerce.snappyserver.com/ - we have used them in the past for some clients & been extremely happy with their services.