For OpenCart store teams

Keep your catalog close. Make search work smarter.

Kynetra Cache adds a carefully gated search path for your public product catalog. Your store stays the source of truth; if the index is incomplete or unavailable, OpenCart's native search stays in the flow.

See the catalog flow ↓Plan a staging test

No order, payment, or customer records move into the search index.

Catalog in motionOpenCart → KynetraDB

*Illustrative catalog only. 20k is a scenario label, not a measured benchmark or live store connection.

01 / The handoff

One catalog. A second path for supported search.

Keep product edits and merchandising in the admin your team already uses. Kynetra Cache syncs public product and category data, then only uses an accelerated search result when the index can prove it is ready.

01 — AUTHOR

OpenCart owns the catalog

Products, categories, prices, availability, orders and checkout remain in your OpenCart installation.

02 — SYNC

Public catalog is indexed

Store, language, status and availability are checked against OpenCart when supported search runs.

03 — SERVE

Use the safe path

Proven coverage can serve supported search. If coverage is uncertain or KynetraDB unavailable, return to native search.

Designed to fail back. An incomplete index should not hide matching products. OpenCart remains authoritative.

02 / A small preview

Try a catalog search.

Filter this tiny local example. It is illustrative sample data—not connected to a store, KynetraDB, or benchmark.

Try “jacket”, “canvas”, or “bottle”.

Sample shop / product catalogIllustrative fixture

Field jacketOuterwear · Available$128
Canvas market toteAccessories · Available$34
Trail bottleEquipment · Available$26
Wool day scarfAccessories · Available$58

4 illustrative products · local filtering only

03 / Clear boundaries

Search support, not a store replacement.

A focused catalog adapter should make its responsibilities easy to understand. Here is what stays put, and what the extension is designed to do.

Stays with OpenCart

Your source of truth

Catalog edits, prices, inventory, checkout, orders, customer accounts, taxes and payment processing continue to belong to OpenCart and the services you use.

Kynetra Cache adds

A gated search path

Public product and category indexing plus a supported search route that returns product names and links only. Product detail, prices and taxes remain native. Requests with filters, sorting or pagination stay on native search. No speed claim is made here.

04 / Evidence before claims

Benchmark status: still being measured.

A meaningful comparison needs equal catalog data, matching filters and correct results through real OpenCart requests—not a chart that looks convincing.

20,000-product scenarioPending

No representative 20,000-product OpenCart benchmark has been completed for this page. We are not publishing latency, throughput, savings, or before-and-after claims.

Next evidence: extract the representative catalog into an isolated fixture, then compare native and enabled-extension requests on the same real data. Verify result correctness and fallback behavior first.

05 / Before any install

Start with a staging store.

Package availability and a broader compatibility matrix are not confirmed. Keep the first evaluation separate from your live catalog and checkout.

Visit KynetraDB ↗

Confirm your OpenCart version

The manifest specifies OpenCart 4.0.2.x. Local integration evidence covers 4.0.2.3; broader compatibility is not established. PHP 8.1+ with curl and json extensions is required.

Prepare a separate KynetraDB project

Use an HTTPS staging endpoint and project API key. Keep credentials out of source control, screenshots and shared notes.

Review storage and database permissions

The integration needs durable state tables, a direct MySQL/MariaDB session per request, and shared writable OpenCart storage across web nodes. Multiplexed connection pools are not supported; ask your administrator to review database grants. Imports or raw SQL that bypass OpenCart product/category models require a full Reindex and coverage check before relying on accelerated search.

Install only an approved package

When one is approved, install it with OpenCart Extensions > Installer, configure the HTTPS endpoint, API key and unique site key, then complete a full reindex and verify coverage on staging. No downloadable package is offered here; do not install an unreviewed archive on a live store.

Non-secret setup outlinePlaceholders only

Endpoint: <YOUR_STAGING_KYNETRADB_HTTPS_ENDPOINT>
Project API key: <YOUR_STAGING_PROJECT_API_KEY>
Site key: <YOUR_STAGING_SITE_KEY>

These are placeholders, not working credentials or a form submission.

06 / Plain answers

Questions merchants should ask.

Does KynetraDB replace my OpenCart database?

No. OpenCart remains authoritative for catalog data and continues to own checkout, orders and commerce workflows.

What happens if the index is behind?

Supported search is gated on proven coverage. If that proof is missing or stale, the extension is designed to use native OpenCart search instead.

Is the extension ready to download?

No approved package is linked here. Availability and broader compatibility still need confirmation.

Are speed results published?

No. The 20,000-product scenario is pending a representative, correctness-checked comparison through real OpenCart requests.