Gourmet Bites — QR Code Digital Menu System

A PHP-based restaurant digital menu system where customers scan a QR code at their table, browse the menu, and place orders directly from their phone. The admin panel lets staff manage the menu, track orders, and view analytics.

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Preview

Customer Pages

Landing Page

Menu View

Cart

Checkout

Order Tracking

Track Order

Admin Panel

Dashboard

Orders

Menu Items

Categories

Tables

Analytics

Settings

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Features

• QR Table System — Each table gets a unique QR code. Scanning it loads the menu pre-loaded with the table identity.
• Customer Menu — Browse items by category, search, view item details, add to cart.
• Cart & Checkout — Persistent cart (localStorage), checkout with name entry and table ID lookup.
• Payment Flow — Pay Now (bank transfer with 30-min countdown) or Pay on Receipt (cash).
• Order Tracking — Customers track their order status via a tracking ID (ORD-XXXXXXXX).
• Admin Panel — Manage menu items, categories, tables, orders, settings, and analytics.
• Dark Mode — Toggle on desktop.

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Requirements

• PHP 8.0+
• MySQL / MariaDB 10.4+
• Apache with mod_rewrite enabled (XAMPP works out of the box)

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Local Setup (XAMPP)

1. Copy project files

Place the project folder inside your XAMPP htdocs directory:

C:/xampp/htdocs/php-menu/        (Windows)
/opt/lampp/htdocs/php-menu/      (Linux)

2. Create the database

1. Open phpMyAdmin → http://localhost/phpmyadmin
2. Click Import
3. Choose the file: database/database.sql
4. Click Go

This creates all tables and seeds the default settings.

3. Configure the database connection

Open config/db.php and set your credentials:

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'root');
define('DB_PASS', '');           // empty by default on XAMPP
define('DB_NAME', 'restaurant_menu');

4. Start the app

1. Start Apache and MySQL in the XAMPP Control Panel
2. Visit: http://localhost

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Admin Panel

Go to: http://localhost/php-menu/admin/login.php

Username	Password
admin	password

Change your password after first login via Settings.

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Project Structure

php-menu/
├── admin/              # Admin panel (dashboard, orders, menu, QR, analytics)
├── config/
│   └── db.php          # Database connection & helpers
├── css/
│   └── style.css       # Custom styles (cart bubble, dark mode, etc.)
├── database/
│   └── restaurant_menu_update.sql  # DB schema + seed data
├── images/             # Menu item and category images
├── js/
│   └── app.js          # Cart, table session, category filter, dark mode
├── pages/              # Customer-facing pages
│   ├── checkout.php
│   ├── item.php
│   ├── order.php       # JSON API for order creation
│   ├── payment.php
│   └── track.php
└── index.php           # Main menu page

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Production Deployment (InfinityFree / cPanel)

1. Upload all files via FTP or File Manager.
2. Import database/database.sql through phpMyAdmin.
3. Update config/db.php with your hosting database credentials. config/db.txt
4. Ensure your .htaccess does not redirect .php requests to index.html.

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License

Private project — Gourmet Bites Restaurant.