Learn Stripe PHP: Make Checkout Webpages from Udemy

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Learning objectives

Create a single order stripe checkout web page
Use the stripe api to charge credit cards from your web server.
Gain experience using the stripe dashboard for transaction tracking.
Understand how the stripe remember me feature is used.

Setup a web development environment for using stripe
Install and use the stripe php api library
Know how to maintain your stripe account api keys
Understand how to configure a stripe account for testing and production

Create a single order stripe checkout web page
Use the stripe api to charge credit cards from your web server.
Gain experience using the stripe dashboard for transaction tracking.
Understand how the stripe remember me feature is used.
Setup a web development environment for using stripe
Install and use the stripe php api library
Know how to maintain your stripe account api keys
Understand how to configure a stripe account for testing and production

Syllabus

Introduces the course content and how to use the course materials.

This is an introduction to the course. It covers the goals of the course, the minimum skills for a great experience in the course and a high level view of the curriculum sections.

Tips for how to follow along in the course and to use the download practice files.

"Sessions" mentioned in the guide correspond to a Udemy "Lecture".

These are the files used in this course.

Download and unzip in a folder in your web server.
Refer to the Instruction Guide for an overview of the structure and purpose of the course folders and files.
Refer to the Practice Files Guide in each course section for direction on how to use the files in that section.

This includes a version of the Stripe PHP API library for use in the course.

The technologies and services needed to follow the course are covered. They include the web server, Stripe accounts, Stripe API keys and the Stripe PHP library.

The technologies and services needed to follow the course are covered. They include the web server, Stripe accounts, Stripe API keys and the Stripe PHP library.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

A guide to how the course files are organized and used for this section.

"Sessions" mentioned in the guide correspond to a Udemy "Lecture" in this section.

This covers the web server environment to use Stripe to follow along in the course. Digital certificates are covered along with required version of PHP.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

A Stripe account is needed for the course. This covers the types of account statuses and the Stripe Dashboard.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

The use of the secret and publishable Stripe API keys is discussed for both live and test mode. You learn about maintaining them for security. You examine the PHP file that we use in the course to make them available to our code.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

This covers installing and using the Stripe PHP Library. You will learn about the manual method and the Composer alternative. The Github repository is stressed for keeping up to date. The relationship of the Stripe API to the Stripe PHP Library is covered.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

Test Your Knowledge

You will integrate the Stripe Checkout for single item order page, practice processing orders as your customers will experience including Remember Me feature and understand Stripe tokens.

An overview to the topics covered in this section. We are creating and using the Stripe Embedded Checkout form. We use its Remember Me feature. The Stripe Checkout form parameters and its impact on the DOM are investigated. We also look at the network data requests made by the checkout form.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

A guide to how the course files are organized and used for this section.

"Sessions" mentioned in the guide correspond to a Udemy "Lecture" in this section.

We look at adding a simple Stripe Embedded Checkout form to a web page. We use it to have the same experience that the user does. We look at the data the checkout form generates when a payment is authorized.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

The Stripe checkout form can save your customer's payment information using the Remember me feature. In this session we use the Remember me features to get the same experience the user has. We also learn the options for disabling the feature if necessary.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

This session looks at the behind the scenes network data communications between the Stripe Checkout form and the Stripe API. The Stripe Checkout form configuration options are explained. The impact on the Document Object Model is investigated as well.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

These are questions related to this section.

You use the Stripe PHP API to charge a customer card, handle Stripe errors, provide customer banking information and follow transactions through to payments in your Stripe Aaccount dashboard.

In this section we focus on charging the customer banking card and getting paid. We start using the Stripe PHP library to access the Stripe API. We investigate the success and failures of using the Stripe API from PHP. We also look at the messaging from Stripe to customers and their banks.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

A guide to how the course files are organized and used for this section.

"Sessions" mentioned in the guide correspond to a Udemy "Lecture" in this section.

In this session we add testing code to the checkout order form page. This will help us follow the data when the Stripe Checkout form completes. We also move the form data from the UI HTML and place into PHP variables.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

This session we add the code to card the card payment that is authorized by the Stripe Checkout form. We test our code and review the response information. This code will add log entries and a payment in your Stripe test dashboard.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

This session looks at the data returned by the Stripe Charge create method. We look at it in the documentation, display it in in our code and take a look at it in the Stripe Dashboard.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

This session we look at the Stripe API Exceptions. We look at how to access the error data. We use the documentation to see how to interpret the error information. And we run a simulation for a Stripe API Exception.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

This session follows a Stripe checkout and charge from a web site page through to the Stripe dashboard. It looks at the charge, token and error log entries. It also looks at a payment record and various options for modifying it.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

This session covers the information that flows from Stripe to your customer and your customer's bank. You work on the public information in your Stripe account in the dashboard. This includes the default bank statement descriptor. You also code dynamic bank statement descriptors.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

You learn to use Stripe JS directly with Javascript, JQuery and AJAX. You provide UI workflow messaging. The section decouples the user interface from the backend processing.

In this section we are moving to a framework that lets us customize the Stripe Checkout experience. To do this we use the Stripe JS library directly with JQuery and AJAX. We rewrite our card charging script to use the AJAX data communications. A custom checkout button is demonstrated as a simple example of designing the order form independent of Stripe.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

This topic reviews the user interface code already in place. Then it installs a simple but practical messaging framework into the user interface. The messaging is for loading, processing, successful charges, unsuccessful charges and other error issues. A custom checkout button is introduced to replace the automatic Stripe checkout button.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

Stripe JS is installed and used to load the Stripe Embedded Checkout form and receive data from a successful checkout. JQuery is used to handle the custom checkout button.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

AJAX is configured to communicate with a PHP script that charges the customer. Server backend PHP coding is refactored to work with AJAX, receiving data in the POST format and returning results in the JSON data format. The user interface and the backend PHP Stripe processing are decoupled.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

The user interface is complete to show messaging for Javascript library loading, AJAX processing, successful charges, unsuccessful charges and other unexpected AJAX errors. Error handling is revisited and error information is redirected to server error logs.

A PDF version of the video is included in the additional resources for this lecture.

Additional examples from student discussions and suggestions.

This is a simplified example that modifies this section's completed files to allow multiple selections from HTML select element and create a single item checkout.

This is example will allow the user to enter values that are used in the Stripe payment processing.

This a variation that shows a form of static elements that allows the user to set the quantities and it provides a total for checkout.

Lesson that shows how to use Stripe Checkout form to collect billing and shipping addresses.

Lesson contains an "as is" Wordpress plugin using Wordpress short code to create a Stripe Checkout button that works like the one in this course

This is the course wrap up section.

A look back on what we learned in the course and suggestions on going forward.

New: Create a Subscription Service with Stripe and PHP

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

, and possible dealbreakers

Taught by Lon Hosford, who has written extensively on Stripe

Provides a hands-on approach to using Stripe with PHP

Covers the basics of using Stripe, including creating checkout forms, processing payments, and managing customer information

Suitable for intermediate and higher level PHP developers

Course materials include videos, downloadable practice files, and step-by-step instructions

Requires basic knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, and HTML

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Gather and organize resources on Stripe

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Collect documentation, tutorials, and articles on Stripe
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Explore Stripe's official documentation and tutorials

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Enhance your knowledge of Stripe's features and capabilities by studying their comprehensive documentation and following guided tutorials.

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Review Stripe's documentation on checkout and API
Follow step-by-step tutorials to implement Stripe in PHP

Implement a Stripe Checkout integrated order page

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Practice using the Stripe API to process payments and create a seamless checkout experience for customers.

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Set up a Stripe test account and configure API keys
Create a PHP script to handle checkout and payment
Integrate the Stripe Checkout form into your web page
Test the checkout and payment process

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Challenge yourself with Stripe API scenarios

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Strengthen your understanding of Stripe API operations and error handling by working through practice exercises.

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Simulate various payment scenarios (e.g., successful, declined, fraud)
Handle different types of API exceptions and errors

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