Restaurant Management System

Capstone Project – A "Restaurant Order & Menu Management System" built using PHP, MySQL, and XAMPP. Designed to help restaurant staff efficiently manage menus, orders, and daily operations through a clean and responsive interface.

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System Preview

⚠️Note: The data shown here is for demonstration purposes only and does not represent real data.

Admin Panel

Staff Panel

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Features

Menu Management Add, edit, delete, and categorize menu items with images.

Order Management Track, update, and filter customer orders in real-time.

Dashboard Analytics View sales insights and order summaries.

User Authentication Secure login system with role-based access.

Security

• Password hashing using password_hash()
• Protection against SQL Injection

Responsive UI Optimized for desktop and smaller screens.

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Tech Stack

Category	Technology
Frontend	HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Backend	PHP (Procedural)
Database	MySQL
Server	XAMPP
Libraries	Font Awesome

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Development Progress

• See the TODO List for upcoming features and improvements.

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Development Timeline

Phase 1 – Planning

• Defined system scope as a Restaurant Management System
• Selected technology stack: PHP, MySQL, XAMPP
• Designed initial database structure and UI concept

Phase 2 – Core System Development

• Built authentication system (login/logout with roles)
• Developed admin and staff dashboard
• Implemented menu and order management modules

Phase 3 – Database Integration

• Connected system to MySQL database
• Implemented CRUD operations for menu, orders, and users

Phase 4 – UI & Feature Improvements

• Improved dashboard layout and usability
• Added reporting and order tracking features
• Enhanced responsiveness and UI consistency

Phase 5 – Expansion Plan

• Planned integration of online ordering system (web-based landing page)
• Future goal: unify POS system with customer-facing ordering platform

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Original Concept

This project started as a simple POS system for restaurant order management and evolved into a full restaurant management platform with future plans for online ordering integration.

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Contribution

We welcome contributions! Please follow the proper workflow:

1. Fork the repository

2. Create a new branch

git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

3. Make your changes and commit

git add .
git commit -m "feat: add new feature"

4. Push your branch

git push origin feature/your-feature-name

5. Open a Pull Request

📌 Please read:

• CONTRIBUTING.md
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• SECURITY.md

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/devstygian/Resto-POS.git

2. Move to XAMPP directory:

C:\xampp\htdocs\Resto-POS

3. Start Apache and MySQL in XAMPP

4. Import database:

• Open phpMyAdmin
• Import: database/schema.sql

5. Run the system:

http://localhost/Resto-POS

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Project Documentation

This repository includes internal documentation:

• DOCUMENTATION.md → Architecture, modules, endpoints, and system logic

Use this to quickly understand the system structure.

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Commit Convention

feat:     new feature
fix:      bug fix
style:    UI / CSS changes
refactor: code improvement (no feature)
chore:    cleanup / minor changes
docs:     documentation
test:     testing

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Author

DevStygian 📧 hackstygian@gmail.com

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📌 Notes

• This project is developed for educational purposes
• Not intended for production use without further improvements (security, scaling, validation)

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⭐ If you find this project useful, feel free to star the repository!