PHP Shopping Cart System – Download source code
Are you trying to learn how to build your own PHP shopping cart system? Do you need quick guidance and support while doing it? You're in the right place.
Google defines the word "system" as a set of connected parts forming a complex whole. We say this "PHP shopping cart source code" is a "system" because of that definition.
Each module of this source code is designed to be very simple and easy to understand. It is based on our PHP OOP CRUD Tutorial and PHP shopping cart tutorial.
You will be able to build a complex web application before you know it. You'll never get lost. It is your advantage. You can use the same knowledge to build another type of web application.
We are here to help you with anything you do not understand in this source code.
Download and learn how this PHP Shopping Cart System was made. Technologies used include PHP, MySQL, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Object-oriented programming, and more.
This project is not perfect. It is designed to be simple. This is a very good starting point for your development.
Output Preview
Below are some screenshots of our script’s output. Please note that the following images are just output previews. New features might be added already the time you are reading this.
Is This Code For Me?
The source code on this page is NOT for you if:
- You are already an expert in PHP & MySQL programming.
- You have a lot of time to code the listed features below.
- You are not really interested in learning PHP & MySQL programming.
But, this source code is FOR YOU if:
- You want to SAVE a significant amount of development time.
- You want to develop your own PHP shopping cart system from scratch.
- You determined to learn how to make a a web application in PHP & MySQL.
- You need some guidance in learning about this script.
But if you are an expert in PHP & MySQL programming and would like to take a look at our code, please do so! We’d love to hear your response and great insights! The comments section below is always open for anyone with questions and suggestions.
Pre-Requisites
Before you download, make sure you have a basic understanding of these topics:
- PHP, MySQL & OOP CRUD Tutorial - Step By Step Guide!
- Apache .htaccess RewriteRule Examples with PHP
- JavaScript CRUD Tutorial - Step By Step Guide!
Features
Admin features
The table below shows the features an admin can do in the system.
| ADMIN FEATURES |
|---|
| User Management |
| Create, read, update, delete, and search users with pagination |
| Deleting the first administrator account is not allowed |
| Valid email format required |
| Password must be an uppercase letter, lowercase letter, number, and special character |
| Confirm password field |
| Password validation as you type |
| View customer order history |
| Login page, sign up page, logout user |
| Edit profile of currently logged in user |
| Show name of currently logged in user |
| Forgot password page – the system can send unique reset password link via email |
| Reset password page – user can click the unique verification link and reset his password |
| Product Management |
| Create, read, update, delete, and search products with pagination |
| View inactive products |
| View products under a category with pagination |
| Upload product images, you can select many images at once |
| View product images with thumbnails |
| Delete product image with the X icon |
| Upload product PDFs, you can select many PDF files at once |
| List and delete product PDF |
| Rich text editor for product description when adding or editing product |
| Sorting by fields |
| Variation Management |
| Set variation name, price, and stocks |
| Stocks or inventory decreases when an order has been placed |
| Increase stock by updating the variation |
| Create, read, update, and delete variations |
| Category Management |
| Create, read, update, delete, and search categories with pagination |
| View products under a product category |
| Auto-update category drop-down in create or update product form |
| Auto-update categories in the navigation bar |
| Highlight the selected category in the navigation |
| Order Management |
| View order history of a customer |
| View pending and completed orders in separate tabs |
| Pagination on the list of orders |
| Latest order is seen at the top of the list |
| View details of an order |
| Compute the total cost of the order |
| Change status of an order (pending or completed) |
| Web Page Management |
| Create, read, update, delete, and search web pages with pagination |
| Pages search result with pagination |
| Rich text editor enabled |
| Contact Management |
| Display list of messages with pagination |
| Read and delete a message |
| Message list with pagination |
| Search message with pagination |
Customer features
The table below shows the features a customer can do in the system.
| CUSTOMER FEATURES |
|---|
| User Management |
| Valid email format required |
| Password must be an uppercase letter, lowercase letter, number, and special character |
| Confirm password field |
| Password validation as you type |
| Login page, signup page, and logout function |
| Edit profile of currently logged in user |
| Show name of currently logged in user |
| Forgot password – the system can send unique reset password link via email |
| Forgot password – user can click the unique verification link and reset his password |
| Product Management |
| Search products with pagination |
| View products under a category with pagination |
| View product images with thumbnails |
| View single product with related information, add to cart button, and image slider |
| Product page with SEO friendly URL (.htaccess file used) |
| Quantity value must be a number equal to or greater than 1 |
| Category Management |
| View products under a product category |
| Highlight selected category in the navigation bar |
| Order Management |
| Make an order |
| Auto-generated unique transaction ID |
| Add to cart button (for each item) with specified quantity |
| Cart page with a list of products added to cart |
| Update quantity button for each product in cart |
| Compute total and grand total on the cart page |
| Remove from cart button for each product in the cart |
| Empty cart button to remove all products in the cart |
| View order history |
| A checkout page with billing information |
| Edit billing information button on the checkout page |
| Show payment information on the checkout page |
| Payment via cash on delivery or PayPal |
| Place order page – Thank you message |
| View list of orders with pagination |
| View details of an order |
| Web Page Management |
| Read web pages created by the admin |
| Contact Management |
| Send a message to Admin |
| Display other ways to contact Admin |
Developer features
The table below shows the developer features of the source code.
| Object-oriented programming source code |
| Bootstrap user interface |
| PDO extension used |
| Source code files organized by folders |
| The database configuration file in the config folder |
| One-time payment, no recurring payment |
| Hashed password stored in the database |
| Login user with hashed password validation |
| Used PDO bindParam() to prevent SQL injection attacks |
| Used PHP htmlspecialchars() to prevent XSS attacks |
| Free support and updates for 1 year |
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Cart Data Storage
This source code takes advantage of PHP SESSIONS, PHP COOKIES, and MySQL when storing cart data.
- We use PHP COOKIES to save the site visitor's user_id locally.
- We use PHP SESSIONS as back up just in case cookies are disabled in the user's browser.
- We use MySQL to store cart items in the database.
- This way, cart items can be resurrected even if the user closed his browser, logged out or logged in another computer.
Here's the logic:
IF cookies are enabled, AND if user is logged in, we save 'session user_id' to 'user_id variable'. The value of 'user_id variable' is very important because we use it to save 'user_id' both in PHP 'cookie' and 'session'.
IF cookies are enabled, AND if user is not logged in, AND if user already have a 'cookie user_id' token, we save 'cookie user_id' to 'user_id variable'.
IF cookies are enabled, AND if user is not logged in, AND if 'cookie user_id' is not set (it means, visitor never used the cart before), we get new token as 'user_id variable' value.
IF cookies are enabled, AND user is logged in OR not logged in, we set 'cookie user_id' and 'session user_id' with the final 'user_id variable' value. This will retrieve the cart data with the same 'user_id' from MySQL database.
IF cookies are disabled, AND user is logged in, we maintain 'session user_id'.
IF cookies are disabled, AND user is not logged in, we get new token and save it to 'session user_id'.
Important Note: The statements above can be understood more clearly if you will see the code implementation on /config/core.php line 26 onwards.
Database Design
Our database name will be "shop_cart_complete", and we will have twelve (12) tables.
Simple Set Up
You can run this source code successfully with a few easy steps.
Run the Home Page
I assume you are installing this source code on localhost. In my case, I installed this code in this directory:
The reason for these multiple folders is that I have many projects and I need to organize them this way. I can access the system in this URL: http://localhost/CodeOfaNinja/SourceCodes/Systems/ShoppingCartSystem/
You will see an error, that's why we need to do the following steps.
1. In your PhpMyAdmin, create a database with the name "shopping_cart_system".
2. Import the "shopping_cart_system.sql" SQL file from the "dev" folder.
3. Change the rewrite base directory in line 7 of the .htaccess file.
RewriteBase RewriteBase /CodeOfaNinja/SourceCodes/Systems/ShoppingCartSystem/
4. Configure $home_url in line 72 of /config/core.php
$home_url = "http://localhost/CodeOfaNinja/SourceCodes/Systems/ShoppingCartSystem/";
5. Configure database in /config/database.php, example settings would look like:
// specify your own database credentials
private $host = "localhost";
private $db_name = "shopping_cart_system";
private $username = "root";
private $password = "";
public $conn;
6. Try to log in by running the login page.
http://localhost/CodeOfaNinja/SourceCodes/Systems/ShoppingCartSystem/login
Use the following login credentials.
Admin Section Login
Username: [email protected]
Password: ninja12qw!@QW
Customer Account Login
Username: [email protected]
Password: darwin12qw!@QW
How To Set Up / Enable Auto Return?
With Auto Return for PayPal Website Payments, your buyers are redirected back to your site immediately after clicking the Pay button on the Payment Confirmation page.
Your buyers enjoy a streamlined checkout experience and are returned back to your site quickly!
1. Enable Auto Return In Your Test / Sandbox Account.
- Log into https://developer.paypal.com
- Click Applications
- Click Sandbox accounts
- Expand the account in question
- Click Sandbox site
- Login to the test account
- Copy and paste "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_profile-website-payments" into your browser
- Enable Auto Return and click Save
- Enter the Auto Return URL and click Save
2. Setting Up Auto Return On Your Official / Real PayPal Account
- Log in and click the Profile subtab under My Account.
- Click the Website Payment Preferences link under Selling Preferences.
- Click the On radio button to enable Auto Return.
- Enter the Return URL. Note: You must meet the Return URL requirements in order to set up Auto Return. Learn more about Return URL.
3. How To Disable Sandbox Mode?
This source code is in sandbox mode by default, it means any PayPal transactions are for testing purposes only. To disable the PayPal Sandbox mode:
Open /libs/php/paypal_checkout.php
Change line 51, from
$form='<form id="paypal_checkout" action="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">';
to
$form='<form id="paypal_checkout" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">';
Change the email address (line 5) to your real PayPal account email address. Payment will be sent to the specified PayPal account.
How To Make TinyMCE File Manager / File Browser Work?
1. Change line 71 of /libs/js/responsive_filemanager/filemanager/config/config.php
'upload_dir' => '/YOUR_ROOT_DIRECTORY/libs/js/responsive_filemanager/source/',
2. Change line 42-43 of /admin/layout_foot.php
external_filemanager_path:"/YOUR_ROOT_DIRECTORY/libs/js/responsive_filemanager/filemanager/",
external_plugins: { "filemanager" : "/YOUR_ROOT_DIRECTORY/libs/js/responsive_filemanager/filemanager/plugin.min.js"},
Some More Notes
1. This system works with PHP 5.5+
2. Rewrite module must be enabled in your apache server (this is enabled by default in most web servers and localhost)
Related Source Code Modules
You can download the PHP SHOPPING CART SYSTEM by modules. Learn more by clicking any 'View Module' button below.
| Modules | Action |
|---|---|
| PHP Login & Registration Module | |
| PHP Shopping Cart Module | |
| PHP Product Catalog Module | |
| PHP Content Management Module | |
| PHP Contact Form Module | |
| PHP PayPal Integration Module |
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