Can I test paypal api's from localhost

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UPDATE 1:

According to this tutorial on Using PayPal\'s Instant Payment Notification with PHP, PayPal cannot access locally hosted websites unless c

Answer 1

Well, it most works, but also, you can setup a temporary local dns entry. All you have to do is:

1. open your /etc/hosts
2. add a new entry: yourwebsite.com 127.0.0.1

So when your browser query for the website will be fetched from your 127.0.0.1, somethings your need to flush dns( /etc/init.d/nscd restart).

and that is it all, but remember to remove the entry when you are ready for production.