E-Commerce Web Project 🛒

A comprehensive E-Commerce web application built with PHP using a custom MVC architecture. This project provides a complete shopping experience for users and a robust administrative dashboard for store management.

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💡 Project Concept

The project aims to provide a flexible and user-friendly e-commerce platform, allowing merchants to showcase their products and customers to browse, add items to a cart, and complete orders securely.

✨ Key Features

Feature	Description
Custom MVC Architecture	Professional code organization separating Business Logic (Model), Presentation (View), and Control (Controller).
Advanced Cart System	Add, update, and remove products from the cart with real-time calculation of totals.
Admin Dashboard	Integrated interface to manage products, categories, orders, and users.
Order Management	Track order status from "Pending" to "Completed" with full order details.
Auth & Permissions	User registration, login, and role-based access control (Admin / Customer).
Security	CSRF protection, password hashing, and PDO prepared statements to prevent SQL injection.
RESTful API	Simple JSON endpoints for retrieving products and orders data.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP 8.x (or 7.4+).
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB.
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (Vanilla JS).
• Styling: Custom Responsive CSS.
• Database Driver: PDO (PHP Data Objects).

🚀 Getting Started (Step-by-Step)

1. Prerequisites

• Local server environment like XAMPP, WAMP, or MAMP.
• Git installed (optional).

2. Installation

Clone the repository or download the ZIP file:

git clone https://github.com/EsamAdelAlselwi/E-Commerce-Project.git
cd E-Commerce-Project

3. Database Setup

1. Open phpMyAdmin (usually at http://localhost/phpmyadmin).
2. Create a new database named ecommerce_store.
3. Select the database and go to the Import tab.
4. Choose the ecommerce_store.sql file from the project root and click Go.

4. Configuration

1. Rename env.example to .env (or ensure it exists).
2. Open config/database.php and config/app.php to verify settings:
   • DB_HOST: localhost
   • DB_NAME: ecommerce_store
   • DB_USER: root
   • DB_PASS: (Leave empty for XAMPP)
   • BASE_URL: http://localhost/E-Commerce/public/ (Adjust to match your local path).

5. Run the Application

Open your browser and navigate to: http://localhost/E-Commerce/public/

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📸 Screenshots

The following images showcase the main interfaces of the project:

Home Page	Admin Dashboard

Product Details	Shopping Cart

Checkout Page	Order Management

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👤 Developer

Esam Adel Alselwi

• GitHub: @EsamAdelAlselwi