QuickShop

This is the backend for an eCommerce platform built with Laravel. The backend is fully API-driven, designed to handle authentication, product management, categories, sliders, and more, for use with any frontend (not included in this repository).

Features

Authentication

• Customer Registration & Login: Customers can create accounts, log in, and manage their sessions.
• Admin Authentication: Admins can register, log in, and manage administrative tasks securely via JWT tokens.
• Password Reset: Full support for customer and admin password reset functionality.

Category Management

• Admins can manage product categories, including creating, editing, deleting, and enabling/disabling categories.
• Subcategory management is also supported.

Slider Management

• Admins can upload, replace, and delete slider images used for promotional content on the platform.

Admin Panel

• The backend includes full administrative control over categories, sliders, inventory, customers, and other store elements.

Project Setup

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• PHP 8.x or higher
• Composer 2.x or higher
• Laravel 11.x or higher

Running Locally

1. Clone the Repository

   Start by cloning the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ecommerce-backend.git
   cd ecommerce-backend

2. Install Dependencies

   Run Composer to install all necessary dependencies:

   composer install

3. Set Up Environment Variables

   Copy the .env.example file to .env:

   cp .env.example .env

   Update the .env file with the correct database and other application configurations.

4. Generate Application Key

   Generate the application key:

   php artisan key:generate

5. Run Migrations

   Run the database migrations to set up the required tables:

   php artisan migrate

6. Start the Development Server

   Start the Laravel development server:

   php artisan serve

   The application should be accessible at http://127.0.0.1:8000 by default.

7. API Interaction

   Since this project is purely API-driven, you can interact with the backend using API testing tools such as Postman, Insomnia or your terminal.

   Coming Soon: For those interested in exploring the full API capabilities, an OpenAPI specification or .http example file will be provided shortly to show how to make all necessary API calls.

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License

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