How to start a Paypal trial subscription?

[dhiraj]

Hi,

 

Paypal offers a "free trial" subscription option, where I can set up a subscription that has an initial free period and is charged recurringly after that.

 

I want to use this feature with WHMCS such that my customer gets 1 month of free hosting, and is charged monthly after that, but can't seem to figure out how to do this with WHMCS.

 

As per the WHMCS wiki page on Paypal (http://wiki.whmcs.com/PayPal) , I've tried turning Modify Payments off in the Payment Gateways screen, but even this has no effect on invoicing. As soon as initial payment drops to 0, WHMCS does not send the customer over to Paypal with the subscribe button. I am assuming when the next recurring payment time approaches, WHMCS will send the to-be-paid-invoice to the customer and then start the subscription, from the pay invoice button.

 

But I don't want it this way - I want it such that the customer is *automatically* charged at the start of paid subscription period. Anyone know how to do this, or even if this is possible, at all?

 

Thanks,

Dhiraj.