Integrating third party RMS into Opencart application. Any advice?

Frances123

Hi all,
This is going to be my my thread here. I am not sure whether it is the right place to ask this question. I am working on an e-commerce application. Recently the client has requested to integrate it with the Multiflex RMS software ( https://multiflexrms.com/retail-management-system-2/services/e-commerce-integration ). I have checked their website and found that they offer APIs for Shopify and Magento. But we have started the project with Opencart. Is there any ways to integrate the application with the RMS? Please provide some good resources where I can read more about this. Thanks

dalecosp

I would definitely read up on the Shopify and Magento API's. How are they implemented? Is there a script you can call via AJAX, or via a cronjob/cURL?

What about the Database back-end for the RMS ... can you have the site access that? There are often several ways to skin such a cat. The trick it, knowing ahead of time what problems might be encountered on the way to Nirvana....

And Kudos for trying Opencart. I've no experience with Shopify, but Magento is a 400 pound rhino ... big, slow, and sprays s**t everywhere when you wake it up ... 😛

Frances123

Thanks for the quick reply. I have gone through their website and found that they offer a Shopify connector which is free of cost. And they will provide support for these frameworks too. I think it is better to restart the project in Shopify or Magento. What do you think?

dalecosp

I'm not "in" on the situation, so I can't really say. Usually it's about time and money, and time IS money, right? So do the math and see if it's profitable to change at this point, depending on expected time needed to re-tool vs. time already spent on Opencart and how much time it would take to munge something together.....

Bonesnap

I haven't done much ecommerce, but from what I have read about OpenCart, the resounding response is to stay the hell away, especially when you have to deal with the repo maintainer:

https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/1269
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/pull/578
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/1279
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/1534

Whether you disagree with a ticket or not, acting like a child is not the correct response.

Apparently there is a community edition which is a fork? Or something.

Derokorian

Bonesnap;11053855 wrote:
I haven't done much ecommerce, but from what I have read about OpenCart, the resounding response is to stay the hell away, especially when you have to deal with the repo maintainer:

https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/1269
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/pull/578
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/1279
https://github.com/opencart/opencart/issues/1534

Whether you disagree with a ticket or not, acting like a child is not the correct response.

Apparently there is a community edition which is a fork? Or something.

Thanks, I had a lot of fun reading these threads. Some good laughs too 🙂