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Hello, I am trying to set up CiviMember to automatically update when memberships are purchased.  I am having trouble getting IPN updates.

I have reviewed:
http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/topic,265.msg1017.html#msg1017
http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/topic,800.0.html
http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/PayPal+Website+Payments+Standard+and+Recurring+Contributions

But since I am not receiving any entries to the CiviCRM.log file my main problem appears to be with configuring IPN.  Any advice for testing IPN and ensuring that it can write to the CiviCRM.log file?

I have now had to manually update CiviContribute records (3 fields), Contact records (2-10 fields), and CiviMember records (4 fields) for 120 records.  It's taking so long to do manually that it would be cheaper to offer free memberships.   I am hoping to have this automated and working for up to 200 000 memberships.

Cheers,
Kieran

K:

1. manual updating is definitely a no-no

2. nothing being written to the CiviCRM.log does indicates that the IPN is not hitting the server (and hence nothing is being updated). the most important setting is at: https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_profile-ipn-notify and should be on

3. i'm pretty sure paypal standard (IPN) works with 5.2.4 (the issue of core dumps is with paypal pro and soap)

4. does this work in test mode

would be great to get ssh access so i can help debug

lobo

The CiviCRM server is part of a cluster and there are multiple servers including caches.

I think the problem might be that civicrm tries to post back to paypal and doesn't get the IP right.  Is that a possibility?

Kieran

We should have checked IPN: http://association.drupal.org/sites/association.drupal.org/modules/civicrm/extern/ipn.php

Cheers,
Kieran