ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS - SETTING UP YOUR WEB SITE

• Accepting Credit Cards
• Typical Credit Card Transaction
• Merchant Account
• Processor Company
• Setting Up Your Web Site
• Payments via Third Party Processors
• Payments via PayPal

1. To accept credit cards your web site should support secure communications with your vistors. It must suppport SSL encryption and use https protocol for communication with web browser. See Web Hosting With SSL to read about technical aspects of a web site with SSL.
2. You need to setup your e-commerce software to communicate with processor company. Most processors provide you with a library which can be integrated to any web platform (asp, php, java, zope, etc.). This integration is a standard task for any modern e-commerce software.