Laravel E-commerce Example

A full-featured e-commerce application built with Laravel, featuring Stripe integration, shopping cart functionality, and an admin dashboard.

Demo

• Live Demo: https://laravelecommerce.uk
• Video Tutorial Series: Watch on YouTube

Note: The demo site has limited permissions. For full access, please install locally.

Prerequisites

• PHP >= 7.4
• Composer
• Node.js & NPM
• MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Stripe Account
• Algolia Account (for search functionality)
• Braintree Account (optional, for PayPal integration)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/laravel-ecommerce-example.git
   cd laravel-ecommerce-example

2. Install dependencies:

   composer install
   npm install

3. Configure environment:

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

4. Configure the following in your .env file:

   • Database credentials
   • STRIPE_KEY and STRIPE_SECRET
   • ALGOLIA_APP_ID and ALGOLIA_SECRET
   • BT_MERCHANT_ID, BT_PUBLIC_KEY, BT_PRIVATE_KEY (for PayPal)
   • APP_URL
   • ADMIN_PASSWORD (defaults to 'password' if not set)

5. Set up the application:

   php artisan ecommerce:install
   npm run dev

6. Start the development server:

   php artisan serve

7. Visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser

Admin Access

Access the Voyager admin backend at /admin with these credentials:

• Admin: admin@admin.com / password
• Web Admin: adminweb@adminweb.com / password

Technical Details

Shopping Cart Implementation

We utilize hardevine/LaravelShoppingcart, a maintained fork of the original Crinsane package, chosen for its consistent updates and Laravel version compatibility.

Windows Compatibility

For Windows users, replace the money_format() function (which is not supported on Windows) with the following modifications:

1. In app/helpers.php:

   return '$'.number_format($price / 100, 2);

2. In app/Product.php:

   return '$'.number_format($this->price / 100, 2);

3. In config/cart.php:

   • Set thousand_seperator to an empty string to prevent numeric value errors

Development

Starting from a Specific Commit

To begin from a particular point in the development:

1. Clone the repository
2. Checkout the desired commit:

   git checkout <commit-hash>

3. Follow the standard installation steps, but replace php artisan ecommerce:install with:

   php artisan migrate --seed

Contributing

Please read our contributing guidelines before submitting pull requests.

License

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