PHP2Shell went public on 21 October 2026 and is the most serious flaw in PHP in years. For an online store it is especially bad news, because the server holding your orders and customer details is the target, and stores on PHP 8.1 or older can never receive the fix. Don't worry: we'll move your catalogue, customers and orders to Shopify in 7 days. Read the news coverage.
Our PHP to Shopify migration services in USA and UK markets move custom-built PHP shops, old carts like osCommerce or Zen Cart and home-grown checkout systems onto Shopify. Your products, customers, order history and search rankings come with you.
On Shopify, you no longer run a PHP server at all. Hosting, PCI DSS compliance for checkout, security patching and uptime are Shopify's job. Your storefront is built as an Online Store 2.0 theme in Liquid, payments go through Shopify Payments or the gateway you already use, and features that the old PHP code handled come from apps or a small custom app.
Techno Mantraa has more than a decade of web development experience. Our team in India works hours that overlap with US Eastern time and the UK day, sets a fixed price and launches your new store within a week.
Why store owners leave custom PHP for Shopify
A custom PHP shop gives you control, but also every security patch, server bill and checkout bug. Shopify takes those off your desk.
No server to patch
Shopify runs the platform, so flaws like PHP2Shell are not something you have to fix at 2 a.m.
A checkout that converts
Shopify Checkout supports Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal, and is kept PCI compliant by Shopify.
Sell in more places
The same catalogue feeds your store, Google, Meta shops and point of sale, with stock kept in step automatically.
What moves to Shopify
- Products, variants, images, prices and stock levels
- Collections and tags rebuilt from your PHP categories
- Customer accounts and addresses, with invitations to set a new password
- Order history imported for reports and customer accounts
- Your design rebuilt as an Online Store 2.0 Liquid theme
- Shipping rates, taxes and discount codes set up
- 301 redirects from every old product and category URL
- Apps or a custom app for features your PHP code handled
Your store on Shopify in 7 days
Day 1: Store audit
We export a sample of your data, list every product type, discount rule and integration, then agree a fixed price.
Days 2-4: Theme and import
We build the Liquid theme, import products, customers and orders through the Admin API, and set up shipping and tax.
Days 5-6: Test orders
We place test orders with each payment method, check every redirect and email template, and you review the store.
Day 7: Go live
A final import catches the latest orders, the domain points to Shopify, and we watch sales and Search Console closely.
Custom PHP shop vs Shopify
What changes for you as a store owner.
| Custom PHP store | Shopify store | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting and patches | Your server, your PHP version, your problem | Run and patched by Shopify |
| Card payments | You carry much of the PCI burden | PCI DSS compliant checkout included |
| Theme changes | Edit PHP templates by hand | Theme editor with sections and blocks |
| New features | Paid custom development | Shopify App Store or a custom app |
| Sales channels | Website only | Online store, social shops, Google and POS |
| Monthly cost | Hosting plus developer time | Shopify plan plus any paid apps |
Why trust us with your store
Your shop takes money every hour. We plan the move so that it keeps doing so.
Rankings protected
Every old product and category URL gets a 301 redirect to its Shopify match, tested before the domain changes.
Fixed price after a free store audit, with app costs listed up front.
NDA signed before we export a single customer record.
Shopify replatforming for stores in the USA and UK
This service is aimed at online retailers in the United States and the United Kingdom who sell through a PHP shop that has become hard to maintain. Our team works across US Eastern and UK hours and answers on the same day.
Choosing an offshore Shopify team keeps the build cost far lower than a local agency's. You still get one project manager, a written plan, an NDA and a launch date that avoids your busy season.
Official sources: PHP supported versions · Shopify
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about our PHP to Shopify Migration service.
Most small and medium PHP stores are live on Shopify in 7 days: an audit day, three days of theme work and data import, two days of test orders, launch on day seven. Very large catalogues get a phased plan, with the store live and the first part moved in those 7 days.
Yes. Shopify cannot import password hashes from another system, so we import accounts and send a polite invitation email asking customers to set a password. Orders and addresses stay on their account.
Not if redirects are done properly. Shopify uses fixed URL paths such as /products/ and /collections/, so we map every old URL to its new page with a 301 redirect and resubmit the sitemap.
Most features, like subscriptions, bundles or B2B pricing, are covered by apps or Shopify's own tools. Anything unique we build as a custom app that talks to the Shopify API.
If your store depends on very unusual checkout logic or heavy back-end processes that Shopify's rules do not allow, a custom build on a patched PHP 8.4 or Laravel may suit better. We will tell you during the audit.
Yes. Retailers across the United States and United Kingdom work with us on their hours, with a fixed price, a signed NDA and one project manager who reports every working day.
Is your PHP app still on an old version?
Send us the URL or the repository. We check it for the PHP2Shell flaw and old code for free, and tell you what a 7-day migration looks like.
Get a free migration audit