Time Wonders Ecommerce Website Project for Beginners

Database Design:

Products Table: Store information about products like name, description, price, quantity, category ID, etc.

• Categories Table: Store information about product categories.
• Customers Table: Store customer information like name, email, password (hashed), etc.
• Orders Table: Store order information such as customer ID, product ID, quantity, total amount, etc.
• Cart Table: Store cart items for each customer.
• Contact Form Submissions Table: Store submissions from the contact form.
• Project Inventory Table: Store inventory details of each project if necessary.

Frontend Development:

Homepage: Display featured products, categories, and maybe some promotional content.

Product Listing Page: Show products under different categories, with filters and sorting options.

Product Detail Page: Show detailed information about a product, including images, description, price, and an option to add it to the cart.

Cart Page: Display items added to the cart with options to update quantity or remove items.

Checkout Page: Gather shipping and payment details for placing orders.

Contact Page: Include a form for users to submit inquiries.

Registration/Login Page: Allow customers to create accounts or login to existing ones.

Backend Development:

Routing: Define routes for different pages and actions (e.g., adding items to cart, placing orders).

Controllers: Implement logic for handling requests and interacting with the database.

Models: Represent database tables as models to perform CRUD operations.

Authentication: Implement user authentication and authorization.

Middleware: Implement middleware for authentication, validation, etc.

Functionality Implementation:

Order Booking: Allow users to place orders after selecting products and filling in shipping details.

Cart Management: Allow users to add/remove items from the cart, update quantities, and proceed to checkout.

Category Management: Implement CRUD operations for categories.

Contact Form: Handle submissions from the contact form and store them in the database or send email notifications.

Customer Registration/Login: Implement registration and login functionality with password hashing and session management.

Product Detail Page: Display product details fetched from the database.

Project Inventory: Manage and update inventory based on orders and stock management.

Security:

Implement secure practices like parameterized queries to prevent SQL injection.

Use CSRF protection to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery.

Hash passwords before storing them in the database.

Validate user input to prevent XSS attacks.

Testing:

Test all functionalities thoroughly to ensure they work as expected.

Perform usability testing to ensure a smooth user experience.

Test for security vulnerabilities.

Deployment:

Deploy your application on a web server.

Configure the server environment and database.

Monitor the application for any issues post-deployment.