🛍️ AMAZONE - Flask E-Commerce Web App

Welcome to AMAZONE, a modern and feature-rich e-commerce web application built using Flask, MySQL, and PythonAnywhere for deployment.

This project simulates a full e-commerce experience: user registration, login, shopping cart, admin stock management, fake checkout, and transaction history – all with modern UI design inspired by Amazon.

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🚀 Features

• 🧑 User Registration & Login
• 🔐 Secure Password Storage
• 📦 Product Listings with Stock Control
• 🛒 AJAX-powered Add-to-Cart Modal
• 🔄 Dynamic Stock Update after Purchase
• 🧾 Order History per User
• 🧑‍💼 Admin Restock Portal
• 💳 Fake Payment Gateway UI
• 📃 Order Success Confirmation
• 🎨 Premium UI Styling (Inspired by Amazon.ca)

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🖼️ Pages

Page	Description
/ or /products	Product catalog with stock, price, and add-to-cart button
/cart	Modern cart layout with item quantity updates
/payment	Fake credit card checkout page with address shown
/order_success/<id>	Thank you page with order number and continue shopping
/transaction_history	View all past orders with clear history option
/admin/restock	Admin restock all items
/login & /register	Auth pages with styled forms

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🧑‍💻 Tech Stack

• Backend: Flask (Python)
• Database: MySQL (hosted on PythonAnywhere)
• Frontend: HTML, CSS (custom), JavaScript (AJAX for modal/cart)
• Deployment: PythonAnywhere
• Authentication: Session-based login

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📁 Folder Structure

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├── static/
│   ├── css/
│   ├── images/
│   └── scripts/
├── templates/
│   ├── base.html
│   ├── index.html
│   ├── cart.html
│   ├── payment.html
│   ├── login.html
│   ├── register.html
│   ├── order_success.html
│   └── transaction_history.html
├── app.py
├── README.md
└── .gitignore

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🛠️ Setup Instructions (Local)

Note: For local MySQL setup, credentials will differ.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/mystore.git
   cd mystore

2. Create virtual environment & activate:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Update your MySQL DB credentials in app.py

5. Run the app:

   flask run

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🛡️ Security Notes

• This is a simulation project. Payment is not real.
• All credit card info entered is discarded and not stored or processed.
• Passwords are securely hashed before storage.
• The app is not production-hardened. Do not deploy without security reviews.

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🙌 Credits

Designed & developed by AOD, built for educational purposes.
Modern UI styled manually & inspired by Amazon.ca's interface.

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📄 License

This project is open source under the MIT License.

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