E-Commerce Website Project
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This project is an e-commerce website built using PHP, jQuery, and Bootstrap. The following instructions will help you deploy and run the application on your local machine using XAMPP.

Prerequisites
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Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

*   You have installed XAMPP on your local machine.
*   You have a basic understanding of PHP, MySQL, and web development.

Installation
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To get a local copy up and running, follow these simple steps.

### 1\. Clone the repository

First, clone the repository to your local machine using the following command:

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`git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo-name.git`

### 2\. Move project files to XAMPP directory

Move the cloned project files to the `htdocs` directory of your XAMPP installation. This is typically found at:

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`C:\xampp\htdocs\`

### 3\. Start XAMPP

Open the XAMPP Control Panel and start the following services:

*   Apache
*   MySQL

### 4\. Create a Database

1.  Open your web browser and go to phpMyAdmin.
2.  Create a new database. You can name it `amazon` or any name of your choice.

### 5\. Import the SQL file

1.  With the new database selected, go to the Import tab.
2.  Click on Choose File and select the `amazon.sql` file from the `sql` folder of your project directory.
3.  Click Go to import the database structure and data.

### 6\. Access the Application

Open your web browser and go to:

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`http://localhost/your-project-folder`

Replace `your-project-folder` with the name of the folder where your project resides within the `htdocs` directory.