cassel

Other than that, was the code ok? Since the 72 hours error is not the only problem and other members upgrade yet get charged instead of just changing their subscription on the next payment OR get charged for the OLD subscription anyways in addition to the new one i am wondering if something was wrong with the code. Unless, as you say, it is a limitation of the Express Checkout API that causes all those issues?

I already got a problem with EVERY customer who tried to upgrade:
– either they cannot because it is within that 72 hour period before the next payment
– either it works but charging the customer for a NEW payment, even if the previous payment was the same day (today, both payments went through within 10 minutes)
– the upgraded payment goes through without cancelling the previous rate which still goes through on the due date.

Maybe my code is wrong? Could you check?

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
 <input type="hidden" name="business" value="admin@digiscrapcampus.com" />
 <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick-subscriptions" />
 <!-- Instant Payment Notification & Return Page Details -->
 <input type="hidden" name="notify_url" value="http://scrapbookcampus.com/?s2member_paypal_notify=1" />
 <input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://scrapbookcampus.com/" />
 <input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://scrapbookcampus.com/?s2member_paypal_return=1" />
 <input type="hidden" name="rm" value="2" />
 <!-- Configures Basic Checkout Fields -->
 <input type="hidden" name="lc" value="" />
 <input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1" />
 <input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1" />
 <input type="hidden" name="custom" value="scrapbookcampus.com" />
 <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD" />
 <input type="hidden" name="page_style" value="paypal" />
 <input type="hidden" name="charset" value="utf-8" />
 <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Element Creation Tutorial - GOLD" />
 <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="1:wm<?php echo 
date('Ym'); ?>,element,forum" />
 <!-- Configures s2Member's Unique Invoice ID/Code  -->
 <input type="hidden" name="invoice" value="<?php echo S2MEMBER_VALUE_FOR_PP_INV(); ?>" />
 <!-- Identifies/Updates An Existing User/Member ( when/if applicable )  -->
 <input type="hidden" name="on0" value="<?php echo S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_VALUE_FOR_PP_ON0; ?>" />
 <input type="hidden" name="os0" value="<?php echo S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_VALUE_FOR_PP_OS0; ?>" />
 <!-- Identifies The Customer's IP Address For Tracking -->
 <input type="hidden" name="on1" value="<?php echo S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_VALUE_FOR_PP_ON1; ?>" />
 <input type="hidden" name="os1" value="<?php echo S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_VALUE_FOR_PP_OS1; ?>" />
 <!-- Controls Modify Behavior At PayPal® Checkout -->
 <input type="hidden" name="modify" value="1" />
 <!-- Customizes Prices, Payments & Billing Cycle -->
 <!--<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="15" />-->
 <input type="hidden" name="src" value="1" />
 <input type="hidden" name="srt" value="" />
 <input type="hidden" name="sra" value="1" />
 <!--<input type="hidden" name="a1" value="0" />-->
 <!--<input type="hidden" name="p1" value="0" />-->
 <!--<input type="hidden" name="t1" value="D" />-->
 <input type="hidden" name="a3" value="15" />
 <input type="hidden" name="p3" value="1" />
 <input type="hidden" name="t3" value="M" />
 <!-- Displays The PayPal® Image Button -->
 <input type="image" src="http://scrapbookcampus.com/Images/BuyNow-01-200.png" style="width:auto; height:auto; border:0;" />
</form>

The wm is the code used (with a hack) to determine the starting date of the upgrade so the member will only get access to the future classes, even with the same ccaps (that is what the programmer calls his “secret code”) and it does work in changing the ccaps, AND used with a conditional, grants access to the sections the member is supposed to. The rest of the code was generated by s2M.

And here is a screenshot:

• This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by  cassel.
• This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by  cassel.

I didn’t bother with the timezone as i figured out the time is based on the server’s timezone. I just have to make the conversion and it is only 2 hours. No biggie. I also added a date condition, so it will only display on the specific days, while i can configure it earlier :)

For anyone interested, here is the code:

<?php
if (date('H') == 12 && date("Ymd") == 20121021) {
  echo 'This will show at noon on the Nov 21st, 2012';
}
?>

Interestingly, the next day, the time seems to be based on GMT instead (3 hours later) while yesterday it was displaying the server time (2 hours earlier). Just odd!

• This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by  cassel.

Ok i got my syntax fixed. Next question: how do i know that the time that i set is for the correct time zone? If i make a tutorial to appear at 10am my time, will it appear at 10am YOUR time if you are somewhere else? Either way is fine, but i would like to know.

Nope, it still displays the text of the code. :(

So what specific information should i look at or what part should i post?

Another issue that has come up twice so far is that some members say they cannot upgrade as they get a message from Paypal that it is too close to the next payment. One even got the message that it was within 72 hours of her next payment. That seems kind of an annoyance if they have to upgrade more than 3 days before.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by  cassel.