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[solomon]

Hi there,

I'm new to bitcoin and and trying to get my head around the best way to implement bitcoin payments for my website.

I know there are processors such as bitpay, but i would like to avoid the use of a middle man if at all possible for some of my websites.

I'm looking to implement a relatively automated system where by i am alerted when payment is made and then again after x confirmations. What would you say is the most efficient way to do this? I am familiar with mysql/php if that helps.

Also, is best practice to have bitcoind running on a home pc thats on 24/7 and have calls to it from the shared server, or should the bitcoind be installed on that server as well? Does it make much of a difference?

any input is appreciated.

[PartTimeLegend]

You might want to look at using the Blockchanin.info API.

https://blockchain.info/api

It's very simple to use. If you have a background of PHP/MySQL Development you should have no issues.

[Stephen Gornick]

What would you say is the most efficient way to do this?

BitcoinJ has a callback to notify when a payment is received.

You can use an external service for just the notifications.

 - http://www.bitcoinmonitor.net
 - http://bitping.net