EcommDash is a comprehensive e-commerce platform built with PHP and MySQL. It includes a robust admin panel for managing users, products, and orders, alongside a user-friendly interface for customers to browse and purchase products. This project demonstrates an end-to-end implementation of an e-commerce website with full-stack development.
- User management: View, add, edit, and delete users.
- Product management: Add, edit, and delete products from the catalog.
- Order management: View and update order statuses.
- Dashboard: View statistics like total orders, total products, and total users.
- User authentication: Register, login, and manage profiles.
- Browse products: View and filter products by category, price, etc.
- Cart: Add products to the cart, update quantity, and remove items.
- Checkout: Complete the order process with payment options.
- MySQL database integration for storing user, product, and order data.
- Secure password management and user authentication using hashing techniques.
- HTML5: For structuring content.
- CSS3: For styling the website and enhancing user experience.
- JavaScript: For client-side interactivity and validations.
- PHP: Server-side scripting for business logic.
- MySQL: Database for storing user, product, and order data.
- Bootstrap: For responsive design, pre-built components, and faster development.
- XAMPP/WAMP: Local server for development and testing.
Follow these steps to set up the project on your local machine:
- Install a local server such as XAMPP or WAMP.
- Ensure PHP and MySQL are properly configured.
- Set up a PayPal Developer Account to obtain your client ID and secret.
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Clone the repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/hacker1649/EcommDash.git
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Move the project to your server directory e.g. for XAMPP, move to
htdocs/and for WAMP move towww/. -
Before running the project, make sure that you have a valid database connection file.
<?php
// Database connection details
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "";
$dbname = "db_sneat_users";
// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
?>-
Move the EcommDash folder to the htdocs directory (if using XAMPP) or www directory (if using WAMP).
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Open your browser and type http://localhost/sneat/user/website/website_page.php to access the website.
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Log in with the default admin credentials (if available) or register as a new user.
- Create or log in to a PayPal Developer account (PayPal Developer).
- Obtain API credentials (Client ID and Secret).
- Open
payment_page.phpand locate the PayPal API integration code. - Replace placeholders with your PayPal Client ID and Secret.
- Enable PayPal's sandbox mode for testing.
- Place test orders to ensure proper integration.
- Once testing is complete, switch to PayPal’s live environment for real transactions.
- After logging in, the admin can access the dashboard and manage users, products, and orders.
- Admin can create new products, delete or update existing ones, and manage the inventory.
- The order management page allows the admin to view all orders and update their status.
- Users can browse through categories and search for specific products.
- Items can be added to the shopping cart and removed if necessary.
- Users can proceed to checkout and complete their purchase.
Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions or want to add features, feel free to fork the repository, make changes, and submit a pull request.