Hi.
I am looking into the payment system in Virtuemart, just to understand it a lot better.
There are basicly 5 different payment Systems possible in Virtuemart.
1. CreditCard payment
2. Use payment processor
3. Bank debit
4. Address only / Cash on delivery
5. Paypal (or related)
They are represented by a code in the database field enable_Processor in the jos_vm_payment_method table.
This field holds various values :
N
Y
P
B
'' (blank)
N = No do not use a processor
Y = Yes use a processor
P = Paypal Or related
B = Bank
'' = No do not use a processor.
So what is the system really. What is the difference between the vairous payment method variations.
Which methods in the various Payment classes are called depending on the payment variation?
I have recently updated the Wiki.
Please let me know if you're missing information or if it helps you to understand!
http://virtuemart.net/index.php?option=com_jd-wiki&Itemid=109&id=tutorials:paymentmodules
ciao, Soeren