From c62fbc50d9599413f945469a20a334251a85002d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phobetor Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:13:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add encoding hints to readme --- README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 35ca59e..fa54c46 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ Your site will now be listening for incoming IPNs on: http://{{YOUR DOMAIN}}/ipn/ipn-no-notification -Don't forget to tell PayPal about your new PayPal IPN URL. +Don't forget to +- tell PayPal about your new PayPal IPN URL +- make sure the encoding PayPal uses for sending data to your website matches your system encoding (most likely UTF-8) **Disclaimer: the sample controllers provided are exactly that - samples. Please update one or other of these sample files with your own business logic before putting this bundle into production.** @@ -338,6 +340,10 @@ If you have problems with any of your checks, then the next step is to manually * Fix the bug * Repeat +#### Incomplete texts indicate a wrong encoding + +If you see incomplete or scrambled texts in your data, make sure that the encoding [configured in your paypal settings](https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/admin/checkout-settings/#configuring-language-encoding) matches your system encoding. Most likely you need to change it to UTF-8. + ### 8. Full configuration ```yaml