Ecom-Shop 🛒 📦

Welcome to Ecom-Shop, a fundamental yet fully-functional e-commerce website platform. Built with the robustness of PHP and the reliability of MySQL, this project serves as a strong foundation for anyone interested in understanding the backbone of an e-commerce site.

⚙️ System Design

Ecom-Shop utilizes a classic LAMP stack:

• Linux: The operating system.
• Apache: The HTTP server.
• MySQL: The database management system.
• PHP: The server-side scripting language.

Database Design

• Users: Contains user data and credentials.
• Products: Holds information about products including pricing and availability.
• Orders: Manages customer orders and their statuses.

💻 Local Development Setup

To get this project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• PHP (Preferably PHP7+)
• MySQL
• Apache Server (can be XAMPP/WAMP/MAMP/LAMP)

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine or download the zip file and extract it.
2. Place the project folder in your htdocs (if using XAMPP) or the relevant directory for your server setup.
3. Start Apache and MySQL services.
4. Create a new database in MySQL and import the shop_db.sql file to set up the tables.
5. Configure the db.php file with your database connection details.
6. Access the project through your web browser by going to localhost/<YourProjectFolderName>.

🚀 How to Deploy

To deploy Ecom-Shop on a live system, you will need:

• A domain name.
• A web hosting service that supports PHP and MySQL.
• FTP/SFTP access to your web server.

Steps for Deployment

1. Upload the project files to your web server using FTP/SFTP.
2. Import your shop_db.sql file into your web host's MySQL database.
3. Update the database connection details in the db.php file with those provided by your web host.
4. Point your domain to the directory where you uploaded your project files.
5. Navigate to your domain name on a web browser to access the live site.

📖 Contributing

We ❤️ contributions! If you wish to help improve Ecom-Shop, please follow this process:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Create a branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
3. Make your changes.
4. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some AmazingFeature').
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
6. Open a Pull Request.

📝 License

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

🙋 Support

Need a hand with something? Drop us an issue or reach out to the maintainers.

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Crafted with ❤️ and PHP by [YourName] - Happy coding!