📚 Bookshop E-Commerce Website

An E-Commerce website for a bookshop, designed to provide a seamless shopping experience for users and robust management capabilities for administrators. Built using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and Bootstrap, this project offers a full suite of features for both customers and admins, including a payment gateway integration using PayHere.

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🎯 Features

User Side:

• Authentication: Sign up and Sign in.
• Browse and Search: Advanced search, category-based browsing, and a detailed single product view.
• Cart and Wishlist: Add books to the cart or wishlist for future purchases.
• Messaging: Communicate directly with the admin for inquiries.
• Checkout and Payment: Securely buy books using the integrated PayHere payment gateway.

Admin Panel:

• User Management: View and manage registered users.
• Product Management: Add, update, or delete book listings.
• Order Management: Update delivery status for purchased books.
• Messages: Handle customer inquiries.

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🔧 Technologies Used

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap
• Backend: PHP
• Database: MySQL
• Payment Gateway: PayHere

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🌐 Demo

• Watch the demo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1b4lI5qYtII

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🏗️ Getting Started

• Follow these steps to set up and run the project:

• Clone the Repository

• git clone [https://github.com/SandeepaLakruwan/PHP_E_Commerce_Web_Application_MySQL.git)

• cd bookshop

• Set Up the Database

• Import the database backup:

• Locate the bookshop.sql file in the repository root.

• Import it into your MySQL server using tools like phpMyAdmin or the MySQL CLI.

• Change files in the bookshop/... files in the below.

• Change email and app password : addNewCategoryProcess.php, adminVerificationProcess.php, forgotPasswordProcess.php, process_register.php

• Change Database.php password.

• Run the Project

• Place the project folder in your web server directory (e.g., htdocs for XAMPP or www for WAMP).

• Start your web server (Apache and MySQL).

• Open the project in your browser: http://localhost/bookshop/

🤝 Contributions

• Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request with improvements or feature suggestions.

📧 Contact

• If you have any questions, feel free to reach out via [email protected]

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Enjoy managing and shopping at the Bookshop E-Commerce Website! 🚀