Sorry if the question seems a little off topic. I often see questions on this list that address multiple open source topics. I figured that since php is open source, I could ask the question here. I understand that PCI and DSS are a whole different topic. Although I did do some research on the subject, I could not find anything that could really give me a good picture of what I was dealing with, and certainly did not understand the complexity of these standards.
I don't mind if anyone calls me out. It is a small price to pay to get the "real deal." Jeff Lasman wrote: >At the risk of you telling me, as you've told others, that you didn't ask for >this, I thought I'd tell you that this link, from PayPal's page on PCI >compliance: Actually Jeff, that was some of the most helpful information I have received from this thread. It gives direction on how to get from point A to point B in a real world instance. As someone mentioned, it may be worth while to pay someone to handle this aspect, because the time I would have to spend on learning how to do it probably wouldn't be worth my while. Most likely I would approach someone on this list for those services, because I have a good idea who I'm dealing with. You all really have provided a lot of good information on a subject that I know very little about. Thanks On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Jeff Lasman <jpli...@nobaloney.net> wrote: > On Sunday, March 06, 2011 11:24:20 am Ann wrote: > >> Simple solution - do all the payment processing through a 3rd party like >> paypal or paypal merchant and don't store any of that data in your >> Database. > > That's not always a reasonable solution. For example, PayPal's subscription > method (the only way to get recurring payments without the customer needing to > log into PayPal each time she needs to pay) leaves a lot to be desired. > > And if by PayPal "merchant" you mean "PayPal Payments Pro", if you use PayPal > Payments Pro you do need your own compliance (see my links in my earlier > response on this thread). > > Jeff > -- > Jeff Lasman > Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 > Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only > Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
