🛍️ Clothing Store Web Application

This project is a Clothing Store Web Application developed using Python Flask and MySQL. It allows users to browse products, register/login, place orders, and complete checkout. An Admin panel is also provided to manage users, products, and orders.

This project is developed for academic (MCA) purposes.

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🚀 Technologies Used

• Backend: Python (Flask)
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap
• Database: MySQL
• Python Library: flask-mysqldb
• Server: Flask Development Server

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📁 Project Structure

ClothingStore/
│
├── app.py                    # Main Flask application
├── clothingstore.sql         # MySQL database file
├── static/
│   ├── ProductsImage/        # Uploaded product images
│   ├── style.css
│   ├── script.js
│   └── bootstrap files
│
├── templates/
│   ├── index.html
│   ├── login.html
│   ├── signup.html
│   ├── product.html
│   ├── checkout.html
│   ├── admin_login.html
│   ├── admin_dashboard.html
│   └── other HTML files
│
├── .gitignore
└── Readme.md

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⚙️ Installation & Setup Guide

Follow the steps below to run the project on your local system.

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✅ Step 1: Install Required Software

Make sure you have installed:

• Python 3.9 or above
• MySQL Server
• Git
• VS Code / Any Code Editor

Check Python version:

python --version

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✅ Step 2: Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/VaibhavAPatil/ClothingStore.git
cd ClothingStore

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✅ Step 3: Create Virtual Environment (Recommended)

python -m venv env

Activate the virtual environment:

Windows

env\Scripts\activate

Linux / macOS

source env/bin/activate

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✅ Step 4: Install Required Python Packages

Your project uses flask and flask-mysqldb.

pip install flask
pip install flask-mysqldb

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✅ Step 5: Setup MySQL Database

1. Open XAMPP MySQL or MySQL Command Line or MySQL Workbench
2. Create database:

CREATE DATABASE clothingstore;

3. Import the database file:

USE clothingstore;
SOURCE path_to_project/clothingstore.sql;

Example:

SOURCE E:/Programs/MCA I Project/ClothingStore/clothingstore.sql;

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✅ Step 6: Configure Database in app.py

Open app.py and verify database configuration:

app.config['MYSQL_HOST'] = 'localhost'
app.config['MYSQL_USER'] = 'root'
app.config['MYSQL_PASSWORD'] = ''
app.config['MYSQL_DB'] = 'clothingstore'

👉 Update username/password if your MySQL configuration is different.

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✅ Step 7: Run the Application

python app.py

You should see:

Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/

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✅ Step 8: Open in Browser

Open your browser and visit:

http://127.0.0.1:5000/

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🔐 Login Details

User

• New users can register using the signup page
• Login using registered email and password

Admin

• Admin login page:

http://127.0.0.1:5000/admin/login

• Admin credentials are stored in the admin table in the database

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📌 Features

• User Registration & Login
• Product Listing
• Product Details Page
• Checkout & Order Placement
• Admin Dashboard
• Product Management
• Image Upload for Products
• Order Management

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⚠️ Important Notes

• Do NOT upload env/ or __pycache__/ to GitHub

• Make sure MySQL service is running

• Uploaded images are stored in:

  static/ProductsImage/
  

• This project runs in debug mode (development only)

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👨‍🎓 Developed By

Vaibhav A. Patil MCA – Semester I Clothing Store Web Application

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📚 Academic Use

This project is created for learning and academic submission purposes only.

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