Fast Food Hub - Smart POS & Online Ordering System

Fast Food Hub is a modern, high-performance web application designed for restaurants, cafes, and fast-food outlets. It combines a powerful Point of Sale (POS) admin panel with a customer-facing Online Ordering platform.

🚀 Key Features

🛒 Customer Ordering (Front-end)

• Live Menu: Categorized menu with variants (sizes) and extras (toppings).
• Persistent Cart: Shopping cart data is saved in LocalStorage, surviving page refreshes.
• Smart Coupons: Public coupons shown on home page with "Copy to Apply" functionality.
• SEO Optimized: Meta tags and Schema.org structured data for high Google ranking.

🛡️ Admin Management (Back-end)

• Real-time POS: Instant order placement for walk-in customers.
• Smart Notifications: Instant alerts (bell sound + toast) for new online orders using reliable ID tracking.
• Coupon Management: Create internal or public coupons with expiry and minimum bill limits.
• Activity Tracker: Full audit logs to monitor staff actions and IP addresses.
• Reports & Analytics: Dashboard with sales trends and top-performing items.

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Framework: Laravel 10+
• Styling: Bootstrap 5, FontAwesome 6, Custom Vanilla CSS
• Logic: PHP 8.1+, jQuery, LocalStorage API
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB

📦 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repo

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/in-shop.git
   cd in-shop

2. Install Dependencies

   composer install
   npm install

3. Environment Setup

   cp .env.example .env
   php artisan key:generate

4. Database Migration

   php artisan migrate --seed

5. Run Locally

   php artisan serve

6. Create Storage Link (Crucial for Images)

   php artisan storage:link

🌐 Production Requirements & Server Setup

To ensure the best performance and security in a production environment, please verified the following:

1. PHP Configuration

• GD Library: Required for high-quality thumbnail generation. Ensure extension=gd is enabled in your php.ini.
• WebP Support: Ensure your GD installation supports WebP for optimized image delivery.
• Upload Limits: Adjust post_max_size and upload_max_filesize (recommended 10M+) in php.ini for item image uploads.

2. File Permissions

Ensure the following directories are writable by the web server (e.g., www-data):

• storage
• bootstrap/cache

3. Optimization Commands

Run these commands when deploying updates:

php artisan config:cache
php artisan route:cache
php artisan view:cache

4. Security Notes

• Honey Pot: The system uses a hidden honey pot field to block bots. Do not remove the honey_pot_field inputs from forms.
• Multi-Tenant Security: Admins are restricted from viewing or modifying Super Admin accounts for infrastructure safety.

📄 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.