[ic] Authorize.net Questions

[Caleb Phillips]

> I'm running IC version 4.9.3 under CPanel (Yes, setting permissions has been
> a nightmare!) I have a dedicated IP address, and an SSL certificate issued
> under the URL name (i.e. www.mysite.com) The catalog is installed in a
> default directory, (www.mysite.com/catalogs/myname/).

If I remember correctly, all versions prior to 4.9.5 had a security
flaw...you might want to think about updating.
 
> I've got a couple of questions that I can't find answers for in the
> discussion logs.

Here are a couple of places a newbie might not look:
http://www.interchange.rtfm.info/
http://interchangeville.com
 
> 1) There are many references to an authorize.net wizard, but I can't figure
> out how to invoke the darn thing. When I go to Admin/Wizard I can only
> create, execute and save, not load one to run.

I don't know anything about a wizard...I am pretty sure there was
nothing like this that worked in 4.9.3, especially because I don't even
think the latest and greatest streamlines this often frustrating setup.

> 2) How to I get it out of demo mode? Is it just a matter of putting a value
> in MV_DEMO_MODE? I saw in the FAQ's that "you will not be able to launch
> your site without a secure payment processing solution".

MV_DEMO_MODE should be false(0). I believe it is set in catalog.cfg
although, it could be in products/variables.txt

> I'm expecting to receive the Authorize.net approval information today or
> early tomorrow morning, and am eager to start taking orders!

> I'm really new to all of this, and perhaps just overlooking something
> simple.

This page might be the most helpful.

http://interchangeville.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=756

I have saved several useful emails from the list, but aggravatingly
enough, many of them refer to other list emails by URL, and the 'message
ids' in the mail list archive seem to be anything but constant.

As I seem to disclaim all my responses: If you are working with
interchange only through the admin section, my help is probably of
little use to you: It is more of a mystery to me than the IC source.
(Subliminal Message: Perhaps it is time for a distinct Admin section
mail-list)

My final piece of advice with authorize.net is to pay attention to the
way the perl modules are included. I had some problems with some not
being included when I wanted them to...requiring obscure hacks, that I
later found suggested back in the documentation.

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