CONNECTING ECOMMERCE STORE TO SHOPIFY DROPSHIP

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Topic summary

A developer has built an eCommerce site using PHP Laravel and wants to integrate it with Shopify for dropshipping functionality.

Proposed Solutions:

• Custom Shopify App Approach: Create a custom Shopify app and connect the Laravel application via Shopify API for product/order management. A Laravel-Shopify integration library was referenced as a resource.

• Two Integration Paths:

  • Use Shopify as the dropshipping/inventory backend while keeping Laravel as the customer-facing storefront, syncing products, orders, and inventory through the API
  • Fully migrate to Shopify and configure it for dropshipping, optionally maintaining links to the existing Laravel site

Current Status:

The discussion remains open with the developer seeking clarification on implementation steps. One respondent offered hands-on assistance to configure the integration based on the developer’s specific requirements.

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hello , i have already developed my ecommerce system with php laravel, i need to connect it to shopify dropship

i have a domain and my site is published. how can i achieve that please

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Hello @malik-ug

Based on your description, I suppose you have a PHP Laravel app and want to connect it to your Shopify store for management purposes. You can create a custom Shopify app, and install it on your Shopify store, and your Laravel code can connect to the app via Shopify API.

Relevant documentation: https://github.com/gnikyt/laravel-shopify

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https://demo.activeitzone.com/ecommerce/login

Have an ecommerce system like that, I want to add dropship, what’s the way out please

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Hi! Since you already have your Laravel site live, the way to connect it with Shopify dropshipping depends on what you want to achieve:

• If you want to use Shopify as your product/dropshipping backend and keep Laravel as the storefront, you can connect via the Shopify API (products, orders, inventory can sync that way).

•If you want to migrate fully to Shopify, you can move your products/domain over and set up a store that’s dropshipping-ready while still linking to your Laravel site if needed.

I’ve helped others with similar setups where they had an external site but wanted Shopify to handle the dropshipping side smoothly. If you’d like, I can guide you through the exact steps or set it up for you so your system runs without issues