not sure the best way to do this...

[barrowvian]

as part of my university project i am implementing a payment option to my website. For simplicity I will more than likely be using paypal standard. What I want to do though is accept an image from my user (in the form of a jpg or gif) only after they have made a payment. However, I dont want anyone else to access the tools to upload an image unless they have made the payment.

 

So this process being;

 

1 - user goes on website

2 - user makes a payment

3 - user uploads image that gets sent to my email address

4 - end

 

or;

 

1 - user goes on website

2 - uploads an image which is temporarily stored

3 - makes the payment

4 - if the payment is accepted then the image will be sent to me in a email

5 - end

 

can anyone suggest the easiest way to go about doing this please, with maybe a few pointers and tips

 

thanks

[JAY6390]

The first method seems like the right choice to be honest. You could end up with spammers uploading files with no intention to make a payment - The other way round there's no issue with it

[Joshua4550]

Just make sure that your code is flawless otherwise they may end up paying and then cocking it up and not being able to access it to upload the file. Probably best to use an authentication system (Assign them a login to upload the file with, then once they've used it, it expires. Or just a normal login, so you can identify who pays).

[barrowvian]

is there any way to do it without the need to create a user login page?

 

does anyone have any experience with using the paypal standard payment method?