Inventory Management System

Abstract

1. Introduction

A full-stack web application for managing products, orders, invoices, and customers — built with Laravel and Bootstrap.

Features • Tech Stack • Installation • Usage • Structure • Contributors

2. Objective

Opensource Inventory Management System using Laravel 8.

This project demonstrates how Blade, Laravel, PHP can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• PHP 7.4+ with a web server (XAMPP / WAMP / LAMP)
• MySQL / MariaDB
• phpMyAdmin (optional)
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/ekramasif/Inventory_Management_System.git
cd Inventory_Management_System

1. Clone the repository
2. Install PHP dependencies
3. Install frontend dependencies
4. Configure environment
5. Create a MySQL database named IMS, then run migrations
6. Start the development server
7. Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000

git clone https://github.com/ekramasif/Inventory_Management_System.git
   cd Inventory_Management_System

composer update

npm install

cp .env.example .env
   php artisan key:generate

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by ekramasif and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.