Advanced Integration Method (AIM)
The Advanced Integration Method is the recommended connection method and offers the most secure and flexible integration. AIM allows merchants to host their own secure payment form and send transactions to the payment gateway using an end-to-end secure sockets layer (SSL) connection.
- Employs industry standard secure data encryption technology - 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
- Uses transaction key authentication for ultimate security.
- Allows control over all phases of the customer's online transaction experience.
- Configurable transaction response integrates easily with merchant applications.
The Advanced Integration Method is included in osCommerce Online Merchant v2.2 and is available as a separate add-on for existing store owners who are running osCommerce Online Merchant v2.2 Milestone 2 and v2.2 Release Candidate 1.
 | This payment module requires PHP to support cURL or access to the "curl" program file. |
Configuration Settings
Enable Authorize.net Credit Card AIM
Setting this parameter to True makes the payment method available to customers during the checkout procedure.
Login ID
API login ID for the payment gateway account.
Transaction Key
Transaction key obtained from the Authorize.net Merchant Interface.
MD5 Hash
The MD5 hash value securely verifies the results of a transaction. This must match the value entered in the Authorize.net Merchant Interface Security section.
Transaction Server
The transaction server to use for payment transactions.
The Live server is for production use to receive payments from customers, and the Test server is used to test transactions only.
Transaction Mode
Indicates whether the transaction should be processed as a test transaction.
Transaction Method
The transaction method to use for payment transactions.
The Authorization method only authorizes the transaction and must be captured through the Authorize.net Merchant Interface.
The Capture method instantly transfers the funds to your account.
Payment Zone
If set, this payment method will only be available to orders made within the defined zone.
Set Order Status
The orders status will be updated to this value when a successful transaction has been made.
Sort Order
The position to show the payment method on the checkout payment page against other available payment methods.
cURL Location
The location and filename of the cURL "curl" program file.
Manual Installation (as an Add-On)
After extracting the add-on package, copy the files located in the catalog directory to your osCommerce installation directory on the server. The files must be copied in the correct directory structure as extracted from the add-on package.
The file listing is as follows:
- includes/languages/english/modules/payment/authorizenet_aim.php
- includes/languages/espanol/modules/payment/authorizenet_aim.php
- includes/languages/german/modules/payment/authorizenet_aim.php
- includes/modules/payment/authorizenet_aim.php
The standard languages definitions in English, Spanish, and German are provided in the add-on package. For additional languages, copy one of the existing language definition files to the appropriate language directory and edit the file with a text editor to edit the language definitions. The location of the language definition file must be in:
- includes/languages/<language>/modules/payment/authorizenet_aim.php
When the files have been copied to their appropriate locations, the payment module will be available in the Administration Tool -> Modules -> Payment Modules listing where it can be installed.
