On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Peter Sawczynec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know that with PHP (and, of course, without PHP) it is a snap to > create something like an online Contribute button on a web site that > hooks to PayPal for credit card contribution/payment processing. > > But, client doesn't want to use PayPal. > > So is anyone aware of any other similar or alternate service provider(s) > that can very similarly allow users to contribute online to something > like a medical center construction fund. So that the client can likely > set up an account with the provider and then users can uncomplicatedly > contribute online to the fund via a major credit card(s).
Authorize.Net is popular. You can find PHP classes that interface with their payment gateways (although I never used them myself). But regardless of what payment gateway provider you use, you'll first need a merchant account that supports that provider. The merchant account is acting as a bank in this case. The payment gateway just handles the transaction details, auditing numbers, refunds, etc. Note that by default MasterCard and VISA is all you get by default. For AMEX, Discover and others you'll need to take additional steps and pay additional fees. Also, note that CC processing is actually a little expensive. It's about $40 a month if you have no sales whatsoever and then an additional 2-4% of each purchase depending on the customer's bank location. Finally, just a thought, but if you're taking donations you might have additional tax responsibilities. Not sure, but if I donated $1000 to building a medical center I would probably want something to prove my deduction to The Man if necessary. Mike _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
