# Paypal integration with rails project

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paypal-integration-with-rails-project/154906>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 5, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paypal-integration-with-rails-project/154906 "2008-12-05T02:05:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![tuhin\_cse99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@tuhin\_cse99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tuhin_cse99)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paypal-integration-with-rails-project/154906/1 "2008-12-05T02:05:39Z")

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Hello experts,  
In my rails project I have to integrate paypal payment  
system.  
This is my first project in which I have to integrate paypal.  
Please show me ways to do this as I have no idea.  
Thanks in advanced.  
Amin

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**Author:** ![tuhin\_cse99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@tuhin\_cse99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tuhin_cse99)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paypal-integration-with-rails-project/154906/2 "2008-12-05T10:55:28Z")

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most likely you want to use the ActiveMerchant plugin.  
I havent done this with paypal yet, but there are loads of  
information on this on the web

google: ActveMerchant paypal  
[http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Active+Merchant+PayPal+Tips](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Active+Merchant+PayPal+Tips)  
[http://www.coryperry.com/2008/01/18/setting-up-paypal-with-active-merchant-in-ruby-on-rails/](http://www.coryperry.com/2008/01/18/setting-up-paypal-with-active-merchant-in-ruby-on-rails/)  
[http://capturedsparks.com/entries/20-activemerchant-paypal-and-rails](http://capturedsparks.com/entries/20-activemerchant-paypal-and-rails)

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**Author:** ![tuhin\_cse99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@tuhin\_cse99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tuhin_cse99)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paypal-integration-with-rails-project/154906/3 "2008-12-05T11:28:23Z")

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There’s a PDF book on this:

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**Author:** ![tuhin\_cse99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@tuhin\_cse99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tuhin_cse99)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paypal-integration-with-rails-project/154906/4 "2008-12-05T17:41:36Z")

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## I provide a (non-free) sample implementation here: [http://railskits.com/paypal/](http://railskits.com/paypal/)

Benjamin C.  
[http://railskits.com/](http://railskits.com/) - Ready-made Rails code  
[http://catchthebest.com/](http://catchthebest.com/) - Team-powered recruiting  
[http://www.bencurtis.com/](http://www.bencurtis.com/) - Personal blog

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Ruhul A.  
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