Paypal IPN failure, How Do I Fix This Error?

[shoconnor]

I keep getting this email. How do I make the paypal ipn and virtuemart play nice?

Please check your server that handles PayPal Instant Payment Notifications (IPN). IPNs sent to the following URL(s) are failing:

https://www.bestsportsdirect.com/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/pronotify.php
https://www.bestsportsdirect.com/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/notify.php

If you do not recognize this URL, you may be using a service provider that is using IPN on your behalf. Please contact your service provider with the above information. If this problem continues, IPNs may be disabled for your account.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[stinga]

G'day,

When I click one of those URLs it prompts for a username password.
I don't think PP is going to like that.
Your are going to need PP access to those URLs without a password.

[shoconnor]

Excellent,that makes perfect sense, but how do I do that?  Do I add it to the menu as an external link, not publish it and set the user level to public?

I'm stumped, and I hate being stumped.

[stinga]

The question you need to ask is why is asking for a password?

Is this something you have added, I don't believe J/VM does it as standard.
Have you altered an .htaccess file to require a password?

[shoconnor]

Why wouldn't it be password protected? Its in the administrator folder behind https:

[stinga]

G'day,

https and password protected are two different things.

I can't remember seeing anything about password protecting the admin directory, but I might have missed it.
Anyway if you want PP to work you are going to need to let PP have access to those scripts without password protection.

[shoconnor]

Ahhh... Got it! You guys were right! Thank you. Some idiot (me) password protected the Administrator file.

Password protection set to "OFF" IPN works just like it used to.

Thanks again for looking at this.

[akamaramaka]

Is there a way to keep the administrator folder password protected and allow paypal to communicate to the links mentioned above? I have encountered the same problem but i also face the problem of way too curious customers.

[onlinestorenut]

I found this post which decribes how to stop the errors while still having the Admin folder password protected.
http://www.gjcwebdesign.com/enable-virtuemart-paypal-notifications-when-administrator-folder-is-htaccess-protected.html


I haven't tried it yet but I will when I get to that stage.