Magento Paypal shipping error fix

Are you getting a paypal shipping error when using paypal and magento? It can be a huge headache but you’ll be relieved to know its an easy fix!

Why does the error happen?
Magento sends additional shipping information that paypal does not understand so paypal produces an error.

Error produced on paypals end: (from paypal’s website)
Unable to process payment. Please contact the merchant as the shipping address provided by the merchant is invalid, and the merchant has requested that your order must be shipped to that address. Read more…

Paypal iframe fix

Have you been pulling your hair out of your head with paypal errors that don’t make much sense? I’ve uncovered an error in a specific setup using paypal in combination with iframes. The reason is its far easier to insert a shopping cart or paypal payment page into an iframe than it is to learn php and coding. Read more…