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🛒 How to Build a Full-Featured eCommerce Website in Laravel
In today’s booming digital economy, having a robust and scalable eCommerce website is essential for any business looking to sell products online. Laravel, one of the most powerful PHP frameworks, makes it easier to develop secure, scalable, and feature-rich eCommerce applications.
In this blog, we’ll guide you step-by-step on how to build a full-featured eCommerce website using Laravel in 2025.
Laravel is a developer-friendly framework known for:
Clean and elegant syntax
MVC structure
Built-in security features
Blade templating engine
Extensive package support (e.g., Laravel Cashier, Sanctum, Jetstream)
These make Laravel an ideal choice for building powerful eCommerce systems.
composer create-project laravel/laravel ecommerce
cd ecommerce
php artisan serve
Set up your .env file for database credentials and configure your local environment.
Install Laravel Breeze, Jetstream, or Laravel UI for authentication.
Example (using Breeze):
composer require laravel/breeze --dev
php artisan breeze:install
npm install && npm run dev
php artisan migrate
This will handle:
User registration/login
Password reset
Email verification
Design tables for:
Users
Products
Categories
Orders
Order Items
Carts
Coupons
Payments
Reviews
Use Laravel migration files to create tables:
php artisan make:migration create_products_table
php artisan migrate
Build an admin dashboard to:
Add/edit/delete products
Manage categories and stock
Upload multiple images
Set price, discount, etc.
Use Laravel Livewire or Inertia.js for dynamic interactions without writing too much JavaScript.
Create a cart system where users can:
Add/remove products
Update quantity
View total cost
Store cart items using session for guests and database for logged-in users.
Example using session:
session()->put('cart', [...]);
Features needed:
Shipping address
Order summary
Payment gateway integration (Stripe, SSLCOMMERZ, bKash, PayPal)
Example (Stripe Integration):
composer require stripe/stripe-php
In your controller:
\Stripe\Stripe::setApiKey(env('STRIPE_SECRET'));
When an order is placed:
Store in orders table
Send order confirmation email
Mark payment status (Pending / Paid / Failed)
Update product stock
You can create admin panels for:
View orders
Change status
Manage returns/refunds
Let users:
View order history
Track orders
Manage profile
Leave product reviews
Use Laravel MetaManager or Spatie packages for dynamic meta tags
Enable caching and eager loading
Optimize images
Use Laravel queue and schedule for background tasks
🔍 Product Search & Filters (Laravel Scout + Algolia)
🧾 Invoices (using DomPDF)
📦 Inventory System
🔔 Email & SMS Notifications (Mailtrap, Twilio)
🎁 Coupon System
💬 Live Chat
💳 Subscription System (Laravel Cashier)
| Package | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Spatie Roles | User role & permission |
| Intervention Image | Image upload & resize |
| Laravel Cashier | Subscription billing |
| Laravel Livewire | Dynamic UI without JS |
| Laravel Scout | Full-text search |
| Yajra Datatables | Admin data tables |
You can deploy your Laravel app using:
Laravel Forge
DigitalOcean / Linode
Shared hosting (with some limitations)
Docker
Don’t forget to set:
APP_ENV=production
Enable caching (php artisan config:cache, route:cache)
SSL certificate for secure checkout
Building a full-featured eCommerce website in Laravel can seem overwhelming at first, but Laravel’s rich ecosystem, documentation, and community make it easier than ever.
Whether you're starting small or planning for a scalable SaaS-based store, Laravel gives you full control, customization, and power to bring your eCommerce vision to life.