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Heckers Garden Cemtre Ecommerce
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Goals

Provide a polished, full-featured e-commerce website that satisfies customer needs.
Offer an easy-to-use interface for administrators and customers.
Ensure the platform is scalable, responsive, and secure.

Create a responsive and visually appealing front end.
Use PHP for backend functionality with a robust MySQL database.
Implement essential e-commerce features like user accounts, shopping carts, secure checkout, and product listings.
Develop an administrative backend for managing clients, events, and products.
Conduct testing for functionality, performance, and security.
Document the process and provide user guides for customers and admins.
Present and demonstrate the final project.

Build a PHP-based e-commerce site with MySQL backend.
Develop key pages: Home, Product Listings, Product Details, Promotions, Events, Pet-Friendly Services, Customer Account, Contact, About, FAQ, Events Sign-Up.
Ensure security, responsive design, and browser compatibility.

Requirements Documentation: Functional/non-functional requirements, user roles, tech stack.
System Design Documentation: Wireframes, navigation flow, database schema.
Application Code: Full feature set including event sign-ups.
Testing Reports: Functional, performance, and security tests.
User Documentation: Admin and customer user guides.
Final Presentation: Feature walkthrough and project summary.
Reflection Report: Insights and lessons learned.

User Authentication: Registration, login, roles (Admin, User, Guest), password recovery.
Customer Features: Profile management, authentication, order history.
Product Management: CRUD products, category organization, display with details.
Shopping and Orders: Cart management, discount handling, order history/status.
Event Management: List events, allow sign-ups, email confirmation, track registrations.
Promotions: Timed promotions and discount application.
FAQs & Contact: Answer common queries, message form.
Pet-Friendly Features: Highlight services and receive feedback with text/images.

Performance: Load within 3 seconds, 100 concurrent users supported.
Scalability: Support growth in users, events, and products.
Safety: Encrypt sensitive data, protect against XSS/SQL Injection, use HTTPS.
Usability: Mobile-friendly UI, WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
Dependability: 99.9% uptime, daily backups for integrity.
Observance: Compliance with POPIA and regional regulations.
Maintainability: Modular code, clear documentation, logging & error-handling.