https://github.com/vickshan001/unibuy-ecommerce-gadget-store-ci536-group-project-2022-
A PHP-powered price comparison website for gadgets. Compares product prices across stores and shows the best deals. Built in 2021 for CI536.
https://github.com/vickshan001/unibuy-ecommerce-gadget-store-ci536-group-project-2022-
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A PHP-powered price comparison website for gadgets. Compares product prices across stores and shows the best deals. Built in 2021 for CI536.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/vickshan001/unibuy-ecommerce-gadget-store-ci536-group-project-2022-
- Owner: vickshan001
- Created: 2025-03-29T21:42:51.000Z (7 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-29T21:46:51.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-29T22:26:53.376Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: api-integration, css, ecommerce, group-project, html, javascript, php, price-comparison, responsive-design
- Language: CSS
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- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# 💸 UniBuy – Gadget Price Comparison Platform (CI536 Group Project, 2022)
**UniBuy** is a responsive price comparison web application developed as a group project for the **CI536 module** in 2021. The platform allows users to browse laptops, desktops, and mobile devices, and compare product prices across different online retailers — showing which store offers the best deal.
I contributed to this project by:
- 🔧 Developing the **PHP backend** that fetches and processes real-time price data.
- 🎨 Integrating and managing **frontend input functionality** for dynamic interaction and product comparison.
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## 🖥️ Key Features
- 🛍 Compare gadget prices across multiple vendors
- 🔁 Real-time product fetching via external API calls (e.g., `amazon.php`)
- 🔎 Input field for user-driven product search
- 📱 Responsive layout for mobile, tablet, and desktop
- ⚙️ Dynamic data population using JavaScript & XMLHttpRequest
- 🧾 Clear product display including title, image, and price
- 💡 Highlighting the lowest available price per product
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## 📁 Project Structure
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## ⚙️ Technologies Used
- HTML5 & CSS3
- JavaScript (vanilla)
- PHP (product comparison backend)
- APIs for data fetching
- 000Webhost (for hosting/demo deployment)
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## 👨💻 Developed By
**Vickshan Vicknakumaran**
CI536 – Web & Mobile Development
> Role: Backend PHP developer & frontend integration support
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## 📃 License
This project was created for educational purposes only and is not intended for commercial use.
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