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We have a Shopify App Development Course! Be one of the first students!Are you looking for an in-depth guide on how to create Shopify apps? Click the enroll button !Enroll now! Introduction We are aware that there are hundreds of PHP tutorials online on how to create a Shopify app using PHP, but in this course, we'll tackle all the components that you may want to add to your Shopify app like displaying products and such.Now before we proceed, Shopify made an update with their API where they version their API quarterly also known as API versioning. It is important to know that Shopify will always make updates to their API so if you are developing Shopify apps, then you should also keep your apps updated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtr78hfRkyM Update in 2022 If you're not aware, Shopify is encouraging most developers to create Shopify apps through their CLI and so, if you're interested to learn how to create Shopify apps using Shopify CLI and PHP/Laravel, we've managed to compile a series of videos teaching how to create Shopify apps in Laravel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEts42KPMVk&list=PL-k7XHuPgeIuC6HHc0zCw7fVGsM5OFh3m What is Shopify PHP? There's no such thing called "Shopify PHP", but to make it understandable to you. PHP is a programming language for web development that can be used to develop a Shopify app. Though there are PHP Frameworks that you can use as well to build a Shopify app like Laravel. Is it hard to do Shopify App Development? Building your own Shopify Apps is very easy, all you need is to understand how the API works. Shopify is a Rails application, there are lots of Shopify repository that you can use for FREE to integrate your website to Shopify API. Here's the list: Shopify API (Updated 2019) by AlexaitkenPHP Shopify API by LukeTowersPHP Shopify API Wrapper by Zapiet.comSimple Shopify API Client Personally, I use this Shopify API Client made by Alex here:Shopify Generating API Token Guide To begin, you have to create a new Shopify app in your Shopify Developer account, so if you don't have an account yet, you can sign up by visiting developers.shopify.com Building Your Own Shopify App with PHP In this article, we're going to learn how to make a Shopify application from the scratch using PHP, if you already have a Shopify developer account this is the first page you're going to see: Developer Shopify Dashboard Proceed to left navigation panel and click the Apps category Click Create app and select what type of app you wish to build. Custom app or Public app? For custom apps, you can only install the app to one Shopify store with no need for Shopify to review your app. However, with public apps, Shopify will need to review your app in order for Shopify stores to install your Shopify app. After selecting, that should give you the following form. App Name - The name of the Shopify application you're about to create.App URL - The URL of your website where you're going to upload your Shopify filesWhitelisted Redirection URL(s) - This is where you're going to list your generate token script or URLs you need as you authenticate your Shopify.For web hosting, we recommend getting it from Hostinger as it's more compatible with Shopify especially if you're just getting started. Compatible with ShopifyLightSpeed Web ServerFree domain and SSL certificate30-day money-back guarantee Visit Hostinger Once you're done, filling the form, click Create app Here's everything you need to start building your Shopify App Now that we have our first Shopify app created, it's time to make our website connected using these API credentials. To do this, download at least one of the Shopify repositories that I have provided in this article. Create Shopify Apps for StorefrontCustomize and add more features to your Shopify store using Shopify apps!Learn more To continue with this project, you may proceed to this article. In part 2, we'll be using the credentials that we have to connect it to PHP. If you're interested, proceed to this article below: https://weeklyhow.com/how-to-build-shopify-apps-with-php-2/

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