Django E-commerce Application with PayPal Integration

🌐 Welcome to our Django-based E-commerce application! This project combines the power of Python, Django, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create a robust online shopping experience. We've also integrated PayPal as the payment gateway for secure and convenient transactions.

Features

✨ User Authentication: Users can sign up, log in, and manage their profiles, ensuring a personalized shopping experience.

🛒 Product Management: Easily add, update, and delete products from the admin panel. Each product comes with detailed information, including price, description, and images.

🛍️ Shopping Cart: Users can add products to their cart, review items, and proceed to checkout for a seamless shopping process.

💳 PayPal Integration: Securely process payments using PayPal, a trusted and widely used payment gateway.

🔄 Ajax for Dynamic Updates: Experience real-time updates without page refreshes. Ajax is implemented for smooth interaction and improved user experience.

📦 Order Tracking: Users can track their orders and view order history.

🔒 Security: The application prioritizes user data security, utilizing Django's built-in security features.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Python (version x.x)
• Django (version 4.2.6)
• Virtualenv

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo.git

2. Create a virtual environment:

   virtualenv venv

3. Activate the virtual environment:

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS/Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

4. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Apply database migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

7. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8000 to view the application.

Configuration

1. Set up your PayPal credentials in settings.py:

   PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID = 'your_paypal_client_id'
   PAYPAL_SECRET_KEY = 'your_paypal_secret_key'

2. Customize other settings as needed.

Usage

• Visit the admin panel at http://localhost:8000/admin to manage products, users, and orders.

• Explore the website, add products to your cart, and proceed through the checkout process to test the PayPal integration.

Contributions

We welcome contributions! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your improvements.

🚀 Happy coding and happy selling! 🛍️