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Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner's Guide

By : Krishna Shasankar V
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Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner's Guide

By: Krishna Shasankar V

Overview of this book

<p>ZF2 is the latest update to the well-known Zend Framework. This version has considerably eased the process of building complex web applications with minimal development effort using plug and play components. ZF2 also provides a highly robust and scalable framework for developing web applications.</p> <p>"Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner’s Guide" will guide you through the process of developing powerful web applications using ZF2. It covers all aspects of Zend Framework application development right from installation and configuration; the tasks are designed in a way that readers can easily understand and use them to build their own applications with ease.</p> <p>"Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner’s Guide" begins with the basic installation and configuration of the Zend Framework. As you progress through the exercises, you will become thoroughly acquainted with ZF2. With this book, you will learn about the basic concepts of building solid MVC web applications using Zend Framework 2.0. The detailed step-by-step instructions will enable you to build functionality such as a group chat, a file &amp; media sharing service, search, and a simple store to name a few. You will also use a wide range of external modules to implement features that are not natively available. By the end of the book, you will be well versed in building complex, functionality-rich web applications using Zend Framework 2.0.</p> <p>"Zend Framework 2.0 by Example: Beginner’s Guide" provides everything that you need for building functionality-rich web applications with simple real world examples and tasks.</p>
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Zend Framework 2.0 by Example Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Payments with PayPal


PayPal is the most commonly used payment processor across the world; one of the key contributors to PayPal's success is its easy-to-use API and exhaustive documentation that supports this payment gateway. For any new merchant, PayPal offers a wide range of options for setting up their payment processor, the most important being the types of integrations that are offered. PayPal offers various products under Payment Processing; some of them include:

  • Express Checkout

  • PayPal Payments Standards (Website Payments Standards)

  • PayPal Payments Pro (Website Payments Pro)

We will be working with Express Checkout in this chapter, since it is the most basic implementation method of PayPal.

PayPal and Zend Framework 2.0

At the time of writing this book, there were no native packages that were offered by Zend Framework which supported PayPal integration. There are always third-party options that support this integration. In this example, we have made use of one such third party package...