1. First you will need to download the LinkPoint PEM certificate.
   You can download the PEM file from LinkPoint Central.
   
2. After you login, click on Support at the top, then click on Download Center.
   
3. Click on Download next to PEM and make sure to save the file to the desktop.
   
4. Download a copy of VirtueMart
5. Extract the files
6. Log into the administration for Mambo, here is an example URL:
   http://www.yourwebsite.com/mambo/administrator
   
   
   
7. Click on Sites then select "Global Configuration"
8. For "Use New Account Activation" select NO. This will eliminate the customer from having to check their email and click on a link to activate their login.
9. Click the Save button on the upper right corner
10. Click on Components then select Install/Uninstall
11. Click on the Choose File button and select the file named com_virtuemart_x.xx.tar.gz from the VirtueMart directory.
12. Click on Upload File & Install
    
    
    
13. Click on Modules then select Install/Uninstall
14. Click on the Choose File button and select the file named mod_virtuemart_x.xx.tar.gz from the VirtueMart directory.
15. Click on Upload File & Install
    
    
    
16. Click on Modules then select Site Modules
17. Click the check box for VirtueMart then click the Edit button at the top
    
    
    
18. Make the appropriate changes
19. Click the Save button on the upper right corner
20. Click the check box for VirtueMart then click the Publish button at the top
21. Click on Components and select VirtueMart
    
    
    
22. On the VirtueMart menu click on Admin and select Configuration
23. If you don't want your customers to have to check their email first before they can place an order then remove the checkmark for this option
    
    
    
24. Click the Save button on the upper right corner
25. On the VirtueMart menu click on Store and select "Add Payment Method"
26. Click the checkbox for Active
27. Under Payment Method Name type in "LinkPoint"
28. Under Code type in "LP"
29. Under Paymnent class name type in "ps_linkpoint"
30. Click the Save button on the upper right corner
    
    
    
31. Upload the LinkPoint PEM file from your desktop onto your web site. The file can be placed in any folder. We suggest placing it in the following directory:
    mambo/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/classes/payment
    
    
32. On the Payment Method list click on LinkPoint
33. Click on the Configuration tab
34. Under LinkPoint Store ID enter your 6 or 7 digit store number (for YourPay accounts it will be 10 digits)
35. Location of Public Keyfile: (PEM file)
    On a UNIX server the path for the PEM file should look something like this:
    /home/htdocs/www/linkpoint/123456.pem
    
    On a WINDOWS server the path should look like this:
    c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\linkpoint\\123456.pem
    
    
36. Change Recurring Billings to No
37. Click the Save button on the upper right corner
    
    
    

If you receive the following error you need to check 2 things.

1. Make sure you uploaded the PEM file and entered the correct path.
2. Contact your web host and make sure port 1129 is not being blocked.

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Error: Failure in Processing the Payment (ps_linkpoint)