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2.3 The PayPal Sandbox

The PayPal Sandbox is a testing environment that is a duplicate of the live PayPal site, except that no real

money changes hands. The Sandbox allows you to test the integration with PrintShop Mail Web before

submitting transactions to the live PayPal environment. The Sandbox allows you to create and manage test

accounts, and view emails for those test accounts.

You can sign up for a test account via the following url: https://developer.paypal.com/

Detailed information can found in the PayPal Sandbox User Guide.

In order to test the integration you will need the following accounts:

• You personal PayPal Sandbox Access Account (using your own e-mail address

• A PayPal Sandbox seller/business test account. This account represents the owner of PSM Web.

• A PayPal Sandbox buyer/personal test acccount. This account represents the visitor of the PMS Web

website (your customers).

The following section will guide through the process of creating these accounts.

2.3.1 Creating a PayPal Sandbox Access account

This account will allow you to use the PayPal Sandbox Test Environment to try out online Payments, Instant

Payment Notification and other features. To sign up for a PayPal Sandbox Access account:

1. Launch your webbrowser and enter the following URL: https://developer.paypal.com/

2. Click Sign Up Now.

3. Complete the web form. Use your 'real' contact information and e-mail address.

4. Click Agree and Submit. Instructions on how to activate the account are send by e-mail.

5. Click the activation link in the e-mail message.