Blom Commerce

Welcome to blomCommerce, a powerful and user-friendly e-commerce platform. This project provides a comprehensive solution for managing products, orders, and users through an admin dashboard. Users can easily register, browse products, and make purchases.

Features

• Admin Dashboard: A centralized interface for admins to upload products, manage orders, and view user accounts.
• User Registration: Simple and secure user registration and authentication.
• Product Management: Admins can add, update, and delete products, including handling product images.
• Order Management: Admins can view, update, and manage customer orders.
• Image Handling: Uses the Spatie library to manage product images efficiently.

Installation

Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed:

• PHP: Make sure you have PHP installed on your server. Laravel requires PHP version 8.3 or higher.
• Composer: Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Laravel utilizes Composer to manage its dependencies, so you'll need to have it installed.
• Laravel: This project is built using the Laravel framework. If you haven't already, install Laravel by following the instructions on the official Laravel website.
• Database: Laravel supports several database systems. Ensure you have one of the supported databases installed, such as MySQL.

Once you have these prerequisites, you can proceed with the installation steps.

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AhmedGamal905/BlomCommerce
   cd BlomCommerce

2. Install backend dependencies:

   composer require install

3. Set up environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the root directory and add the necessary configuration values:

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE=blom_commerce
   DB_USERNAME=root
   DB_PASSWORD=
   

4. Run database migrations:

   php artisan migrate

5. Start the development server:

   php artisan serve
   npm start

6. Access the application:

   Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 (or the specified port).

Usage

• Admin Dashboard:

  • Log in with your admin credentials.
  • Navigate to the Products section to add, update, or delete products.
  • Go to the Orders section to manage customer orders.
  • Use the Users section to handle user accounts.

• User Interface:

  • Register or log in to your account.
  • Browse products and add them to your cart.
  • Proceed to checkout to place an order.

Acknowledgements

• Spatie for the excellent image handling library.