How to integrate PayPal gateway payment in PHP
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Integrating PayPal as a payment gateway into your PHP application allows your users to make payments securely through PayPal’s platform. In this tutorial, we will cover how to integrate the PayPal payment gateway using PHP.
Prerequisites
👉Basic knowledge of PHP and HTML.
👉A PayPal Business account. You can sign up for a PayPal account here.
👉Composer (PHP dependency manager) installed for handling PayPal SDK.
Step 1: Set Up a PayPal Developer Account
Create a PayPal Developer Account:
Visit PayPal Developer and create an account or sign in if you already have one.
Create Sandbox Accounts:
Navigate to Dashboard > Sandbox > Accounts to create a sandbox business and personal account for testing purposes.