Case study — 05 / 06
Savor the Village, Delivered
Village Chef is a full-featured PHP-MySQL web application designed to simplify online food ordering and restaurant administration. A dedicated customer panel handles secure ordering, real-time tracking, and automated receipts, while the admin panel manages restaurants, cuisines, orders, payments, and users — with Razorpay, PHPMailer, FPDF, and Chart.js integrated throughout.
Management Dashboard
The screens
What it does
Key features
01
Online Ordering
Customers can browse restaurants, cuisines, and dishes, add items to their cart, and place orders with integrated Razorpay payment.
02
Real-Time Order Tracking
Track order progress from placement to delivery with live status updates.
03
Admin Dashboard
Centralized management for restaurants, menu, users, orders, and payments with interactive charts and KPIs.
04
PDF Generation
Automatically generate receipts for orders and payments, as well as monthly transaction reports using FPDF.
05
Email Notifications
Automated welcome emails, order confirmations, and OTP-based password recovery via PHPMailer.
06
Data Visualization
Admin dashboard includes Chart.js-powered graphs to track revenue trends, top-selling items, order statuses, and more.
The hard parts
Integrating and securing the Razorpay payment gateway, OTP email verification, and real-time dashboard updates without performance lag.
The outcome
A responsive, scalable solution streamlining the entire food-ordering flow and restaurant backend management.
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