Enterprise E-Commerce MVC Platform
Overview
This is a production-ready e-commerce solution engineered from scratch without relying on third-party frameworks like Laravel. It demonstrates custom routing, MVC layout mapping, database transactions, session management, and dynamic dashboard reports. Featuring payment gateway mock integrations, cart logic, and admin catalog controls.
Key Features
- Secure session-based shopping cart
- Dynamic multi-attribute search filtering
- Dashboard analytics reports with charts
- Optimized image processing module
Directory Folder Structure
public/ (index.php, assets/) app/ (Controllers/, Models/, Views/) config/ (app.php, database.php) routes/ (web.php)
Database Design
users (id, name, email, password) products (id, name, slug, price, stock, image) orders (id, user_id, status, total, created_at) order_items (id, order_id, product_id, quantity, price)
Engineering Case Study
Technical Challenge
Managing concurrent stock edits and preventing race conditions during simultaneous checkouts.
Applied Solution
Implemented MySQL InnoDB Row-Level Locking (SELECT FOR UPDATE) inside database transaction blocks.
Production Audits
Performance Benchmarks
120ms average server response time
98 Google Lighthouse Performance Score
Loads fully in less than 1.5 seconds under 3G network emulation
Security Safeguards
All SQL queries executed via PDO Prepared Statements
CSRF Token verified for every POST forms submission
Inputs HTML entities escaped via Sanitizer helper
Future Roadmap
Migrate to Redis cache driver for storing session arrays
Add Webhook listener for real-time payment webhook confirmations
Project Meta Info
Technologies Used
Date Published
August 13, 2026