Online Food Ordering System by Nikul Ram

Overview

The Online Food Ordering System is designed to smooth the process of ordering food online for both customers and food vendors. It provides a user-friendly platform where customers can browse menus, add items to their cart, and place orders, while vendors can manage their menu and track orders efficiently.

Features

User Features

1. Browse Menu

   • Users can browse various menu items categorized neatly.
   • Menu items are dynamically loaded from the database.

2. Add to Cart

   • Users can add items to their cart for review before placing an order.
   • JavaScript handles cart operations and stores items in local storage.

3. Checkout

   • Users can review their cart and proceed to checkout.
   • Securely collects payment information and validates input.

4. Order History

   • Users can view their past orders.
   • Order history is dynamically loaded from the database.

Admin Features

1. Manage Menu Items

   • Admins can add, edit, and delete menu items.
   • Provides forms for CRUD operations on menu items.

2. View Orders

   • Admins can view all orders placed by users.
   • Orders are displayed with details like order ID, user, and status.

3. Manage Users

   • Admins can see user information and permissions.(Can Manage users from databse)
   • Allows viewing user information.

Security Features

1. Password Hashing

   • Ensures user passwords are stored securely using PHP’s password_hash() function.

2. Prepared Statements

   • Prevents SQL injection attacks by using prepared statements in database queries.

3. Session Management

   • Securely manages user sessions using PHP sessions.

Technologies Used

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Backend: PHP
• Database: MySQL
• Server Environment: XAMPP
• Version Control: Git and GitHub

Installation

To get a local copy up and running, follow these simple steps:

Prerequisites

• XAMPP installed on your machine
• Composer installed for PHP dependencies
• Node.js and npm installed for any frontend dependencies

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/nikulram/Online-Food-Ordering-System.git cd Online-Food-Ordering-System

2. Install PHP dependencies

   composer install

3. Install Node.js dependencies

   npm install

Important Note :

• Ensure the myproject folder is placed inside the htdocs directory of your XAMPP installation.(xampp > htdocs > myproject).

4. Start the server

   • Open XAMPP (Run as administrator) and start Apache and MySQL services.

5. Setup Database

   • Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin.
   • Click on the "Databases" tab and create a new database named myprojectdb or any name you want.
   • Click on the newly created database myprojectdb.
   • Go to the "Import" tab.
   • Click on "Choose File" and select the schema.sql file from the cloned repository.
   • Click on "Go" to import the database schema.

Usage

• Visit http://localhost/myproject to access the application.
• Admin Panel Login details: Accessible by logging in as an admin user.
• Database Login Information: Default username - admin, password - adminpass (change the hashed password in schema.sql if necessary).

Documentation

For a detailed explanation of the project, please refer to the documentation located in the docs folder.

Contributing

Interested in contributing? Great! Please follow the next steps:

Fork the repository. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature). Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'). Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature). Open a Pull Request.

License

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

Acknowledgements

• The contributors and maintainers of all used open-source software.
• Special thanks to Hamna Khalid for giving valuable tips and guidance on enhancing the documentation (Online_Food_Ordering_System_Documentation_v1.0) part of this project.

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