IP2-Backend

Backend of the e-commerce website

Contributors

ID	Name	Username
ETS0038/16	Abel Mekonnen	bella-247
ETS0170/16	Amira Abdurahman	ami798
ETS0243/16	Bemigbar Yehuwalawork	Bem132833
ETS0265/16	Betelhem Kassaye	betelhem16
ETS0038/16	Barok Yeshiber	Barok-y
ETS 0240/16	Bekam Yoseph	bekam-bit

ShopLight Backend

Backend API for the ShopLight e-commerce platform built with PHP

📌 Project Overview

A lightweight, secure and well-organized RESTful API powering the ShopLight e-commerce website.

The goal of this project is to implement a clean and structured backend system that handles user management, product operations, and order processing while following real-world backend development practices.

This project is a continuation of our frontend application and focuses on integrating a dynamic backend using PHP and MySQL.

Frontend Repository:
https://github.com/E-commerce-foundation/FrontEnd

🎯 Project Objectives

• Build a functional RESTful API using PHP

• Implement secure user authentication

• Manage products, carts, and orders

• Apply best practices in backend structure and security

• Integrate seamlessly with the existing frontend

✨ Core Features

• User Registration & Authentication (JWT or Session)
• Product CRUD (with admin-only create/update/delete)
• Shopping Cart (add, update quantity, remove)
• Order creation & order history
• Secure password hashing (bcrypt)
• Input validation & sanitization
• SQL Injection protection (prepared statements)
• CORS support for frontend integration

🗄️ Database Design (Planned)

The system will use a relational database (MySQL/MariaDB) with the following main tables:

• users
• products
• carts
• cart_items
• orders
• order_items

🔐 Security Measures

• Prepared statements to prevent SQL injection
• Input validation and sanitization
• Authentication using JWT or sessions

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Language: PHP 8.1+
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB
• Authentication: JWT (recommended) or Session-based
• API Style: RESTful JSON