osCommerce and Recursive Billing

[tonyswu]

Hi,

We are looking to allow split payments for some of our products (for example, $600.00 broken into $50 per month for 12 months). We currently use osCommerce, and I don't see any option to do such thing. I understand this is probably a more suitable topic in an osCommerce forum, but I am sure many of you have had this problem before, and I'd like to know how to implement this.

Thanks.

[TJPride · Accepted solution]

Depends. If it has to be integrated into your osCommerce cart, then this is definitely not the right place. If it can be separate from the cart, then implementation isn't that difficult - an initial payment using AIM, followed by 11 ARB (Automated Recurring Billing) subscription payments. Or use CIM (Customer Information Manager) to store a payment profile, and then use an automated process to check every day for payments due and then trigger any monthly payments.

[tonyswu]

Thanks very much for your reply. I did some digging on my own over the weekend, and I came to the same conclusion. I am now implementing code to do an initial payment through AIM, and doing 11 ARB separately.

Thanks again.