$payment_status = $_POST['payment_status'];
    $payment_amount = $_POST['mc_gross'];
    $payment_currency = $_POST['mc_currency'];
    $txn_id = $_POST['txn_id'];
    $receiver_email = $_POST['receiver_email'];
    $payer_email = $_POST['payer_email'];
    include "dbcontroller.php";
    $db = new DBController();
    // check whether the payment_status is Completed
    $isPaymentCompleted = false;
    if ($payment_status == "Completed") {
        $isPaymentCompleted = true;
    }
    // check that txn_id has not been previously processed
    $isUniqueTxnId = false;
    $result = $db->selectQuery("SELECT * FROM payments WHERE txn_id = '{$txn_id}'");
    if (empty($result)) {
        $isUniqueTxnId = true;
    }
    // check that receiver_email is your PayPal email
    // check that payment_amount/payment_currency are correct
    if ($isPaymentCompleted && $isUniqueTxnId && $payment_amount == "0.01" && $payment_currency == "USD") {
        $payment_id = $db->insertQuery("INSERT INTO payment(item_number, item_name, payment_status, payment_amount, payment_currency, txn_id) VALUES('{$item_number}', '{$item_name}', {$payment_status}, '{$payment_amount}', '{$payment_currency}', '{$txn_id}')");
    }
    // process payment and mark item as paid.
    if (DEBUG == true) {
        error_log(date('[Y-m-d H:i e] ') . "Verified IPN: {$req} " . PHP_EOL, 3, LOG_FILE);
    }
} else {
    if (strcmp($res, "INVALID") == 0) {
        // log for manual investigation