PayPal SDK for PHP
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Thank you for installing the PayPal SDK for PHP. The latest upgrades, FAQs and 
announcements can always be found at http://www.paypal.com/sdk. Developer Support 
for the SDK can also be found at http://ppdts.custhelp.com

Please note the SDK is compatible with PHP versions 4.3.0 and higher.

You must also have the curl and openssl extensions enabled.


PEAR INSTALLATION
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The PayPal SDK utilizes the PEAR installation utility. Certain packages must be installed
before installation of the PayPal SDK. Specifically, the following commands must be executed:

pear install NET_Url
pear install NET_Socket
pear install HTTP_Request
pear install Log

Then, run the following command from the Services_PayPal directory:

pear install package.xml

You may need Super User privileges depending on where PHP expects to install PEAR libraries.
By default, the installs will fail if you aren't SU.


WEB CONSOLE
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The SDK comes with a WebConsole application, a simple utility that can verify core 
SDK functionality and manage stored profiles. After completing the PEAR installation, 
copy the WebConsole directory to your Apache document root. You should then be able 
to browse to the index.php file and run the WebConsole. 


DOCUMENTATION
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The SDK User Guide is located in the root directory. The filename is PP_SDK_PHP_Guide.pdf.


EWP UTF-8 NOTICE
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Please note that UTF-8 encoded button parameters are not currently supported with regards
to PayPal Encrypted Website Payments (EWP). UTF-8 encoding is fully suppored with regards
to the PayPal Web Services API.


LICENSING
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Read the "LICENSE.txt" file for important legal information regarding the PayPal SDK.


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Copyright (c) 2005 PayPal, Inc.