Yii2 Ecommerce Website

Abstract

1. Introduction

E-commerce website with admin panel build on Yii2 framework

2. Objective

E-commerce website with admin panel build on Yii2 framework

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

3. Key Features / Modules

• Bootstrap 4
• Custom Admin template in backend
• Product Management
• Implement cart page
• Checkout for guests
• Checkout for authorized users
• Sending email when order is made
• Payments with PayPal - PayPal buttons
• Order validation
• Display order in backend

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/thecodeholic/yii2-ecommerce-website.git
cd yii2-ecommerce-website

1. Clone the repository
2. Go to the project root directory and run composer install
3. Run php init from the project root directory and choose your desired environment
4. Create the database
5. Open common/config/main-local.php
6. Configure database credentials by changing the following lines
7. If you want to use real SMTP credentials to send emails, configure the mail provider by replacing mailer component with the following code
8. Run php yii migrate to apply all system migrations.

'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=your_website_db',
        'username' => 'root',
        'password' => '',
        'charset' => 'utf8mb4',

'mailer' => [
            'class' => 'yii\swiftmailer\Mailer',
            'transport' => [
                'class' => 'Swift_SmtpTransport',
                'host' => 'SMTP_HOST',
                'username' => 'SMTP_USERNAME',
                'password' => 'SMTP_PASSWORD',
                'port' => 'SMTP_PORT',
                'encryption' => 'tls',
            ],
        ],

<?php
    return [
        'frontendUrl' => 'YOUR_FRONTEND_HOST', // Ex: http://yii2-ecommerce.localhost
        'paypalClientId' => '',
        'paypalSecret' => '',
        'vendorEmail' => 'admin@yourwebsite.com'
    ];

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 thecodeholic and published on GitHub under the BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.