The Core Engine for a Seamless E-Commerce Experience
Mint Watches Backend is built with Laravel, offering a robust and scalable infrastructure for managing data, business logic, and secure transactions. This backend powers both the customer-facing Flutter application and the admin panel, ensuring efficient e-commerce operations.
- RESTful API: Facilitates seamless communication between the Flutter frontend and the Laravel backend.
- Secure Transactions: Implements security measures for handling sensitive customer data and payments.
- Database Management: Efficiently stores and retrieves product details, orders, user information, and reviews.
A comprehensive toolset to simplify and optimize business operations:
- Product Management:
- Add, update, or remove product listings.
- Manage product descriptions, categories, pricing, and high-quality images.
- Inventory Control:
- Monitor stock levels, update inventory, and receive low-stock alerts.
- Ensure real-time accuracy to prevent overselling.
- Order Tracking:
- View and manage customer orders from placement to fulfillment.
- Update order statuses and communicate with customers as needed.
- User and Review Management:
- Oversee user accounts and roles for better access control.
- Moderate and manage customer reviews to maintain platform quality.
- Sales Analytics:
- Access insights into sales trends, revenue generation, and peak periods.
- Use data-driven metrics to refine inventory and marketing strategies.
- Framework: Laravel
- Database: MySQL (or preferred database)
- Authentication: Laravel Sanctum/Passport for secure user authentication and API protection
- Hosting: Scalable hosting environment for optimal performance
- PHP 8.0+
- Composer
- MySQL
- Node.js and npm (for admin panel assets)
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/mint-watches-backend.git cd mint-watches-backend - Install dependencies:
composer install npm install && npm run dev - Configure
.env:- Set up your database credentials and application environment.
- Run migrations and seed data (if available):
php artisan migrate --seed
- Start the development server:
php artisan serve
The backend provides a well-structured set of APIs to facilitate communication with the frontend.
- Use tools like Postman to test endpoints and verify functionality.
- For Frontend: The backend serves as the primary API provider for the customer-facing app.
- For Admins: Log in to the admin panel to manage:
- Products and Inventory
- Orders
- Users and Reviews
- Sales Analytics
Contributions are welcome! Fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
- For inquiries, reach out at: [email protected]
- Visit the project on GitHub: Mint Watches Backend Repository