VirtueMart

Prerequisites

• You need an active account in PayU Latam.
• For VirtueMart version 2 or higher:
  • Having the PayU’s VirtueMart plugin downloaded and stored in an accessible location. Click here to download it.
  • Having VirtueMart version 2 or higher installed.
  • Your VirtueMart website must be installed on Joomla!® 2.5 or higher with MySQL 5.1 or higher.
• For VirtueMart version 3.0.6:
  • Having the PayU’s VirtueMart plugin downloaded and stored in an accessible location. Click here to download it.
  • Having VirtueMart version 3.0.6 installed.
  • Your VirtueMart website must be installed on Joomla!® versions 3.3.6, 2.5.28 or 2.5.27.

Plugin for VirtueMart 2 or higher

Follow the next procedure to install and configure the plugin on your website.

Installation

1. Open the Joomla!® Administrator Console and select the Extension Manager option located in the Extension menu.

2. In the Upload Package File section, click Browse and locate the .zip file of the PayU plugin downloaded.

3. Once the installation procedure completes, a message appears to inform that the installation was successful.

Configuration

1. Expand the option Shop in the VirtueMart menu and select Payment methods. Then, click New at the top right of the screen.

2. In the Payment Method Information tab, set Payulatam as Payment Name and select PayuLatam in the Payment Method field.

3. Go to the Configuration tab and provide the information of your account and your API key.

Furthermore, provide the connection URL to the gateway and the configuration variables explained in the Configuration variables section.

The URLs for test and production environments are:

• Test: https://sandbox.gateway.payulatam.com/ppp-web-gateway
• Production: https://gateway.payulatam.com/ppp-web-gateway/

4. Finally, click Save or Save & Close button. At this point, your customers can pay with PayU Latam using the VirtueMart shopping cart.

Plugin for VirtueMart 3.0.6

Follow the next procedure to install and configure the plugin on your website.

Installation

1. Open the Joomla!® Administrator Console and select the option Extension Manager inside the Extensions menu.

2. In the Extension package file field, choose the previously downloaded .zip file.

3. Once the .zip file is loaded, click Upload & Install.

4. Once the installation procedure completes, a message appears to inform that the installation was successful.

Configuration

1. In the left menu, click Manage. Find and enable the PayuLatam plugin.

A message appears informing that you have enabled the plugin. Furthermore, the icon changes to a check mark.

2. Open the Components menu and expand the Virtuemart option. Then, select Payment Methods.

3. In the opened window, click New to create a payment method using the PayuLatam plugin.

4. In the Payment Method Information tab, set Payulatam as Payment Name and select PayuLatam in the Payment Method field.

5. Go to the Configuration tab and provide the information of your account and your API key.

Furthermore, provide the connection URL to the gateway and the configuration variables explained in the Configuration variables section.

The URLs for test and production environments are:

• Test: https://sandbox.gateway.payulatam.com/ppp-web-gateway
• Production: https://gateway.payulatam.com/ppp-web-gateway/

6. Finally, click Save or Save & Close button. At this point, your customers can pay with PayU Latam using the VirtueMart shopping cart.

Configuration variables

Regardless of the VirtueMart version you use, set and configure the following variables in your plugin: