Inventory Management System

A simple web-based inventory management system built with PHP and MySQL that helps track products, sales, and suppliers.

Features

• Dashboard with key metrics and alerts
• Product management (add, edit, delete)
• Sales tracking and history
• Supplier management
• Low stock alerts
• Responsive Bootstrap UI

Requirements

• PHP 7.4+
• MySQL 5.7+
• Web server (Apache/NGINX)
• MAMP or similar local development environment

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your web server directory:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/inventory-management-system.git

2. Create a MySQL database named inventory_db

3. Update database credentials in includes/config.php:

$host = 'localhost:3307';
$dbname = 'inventory_db';
$username = 'invent';
$password = 'root';

4. The tables will be created automatically on first run

Usage

Access the system through your web browser:

http://localhost/inventory-system/

Main Features:

• Dashboard: View key metrics and recent activities
• Products: Manage product inventory
• Sales: Record and track sales
• Suppliers: Manage supplier information
• Alerts: Monitor low stock items

Directory Structure

/inventory-system/
│── index.php                # Dashboard
│── products.php             # Product management
│── sales.php               # Sales tracking
│── suppliers.php           # Supplier management
│── alerts.php              # Stock alerts
│── includes/
│   │── config.php          # Database connection
│   │── header.php          # Common header
│   │── footer.php          # Common footer
│── assets/
│   │── css/
│   │   │── style.css       # Custom styles
│   │── js/
│   │   │── script.js       # Custom JavaScript

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

Author

Reiss Niih Boafo

Support

For support, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.