PHP API Assignment

A simple RESTful API for managing products inventory built with pure PHP.

Features

• Create new products (POST /api/products)
• Get all products (GET /api/products)
• Get specific product by ID (GET /api/products/{id})
• Update existing products (PUT /api/products/{id})

API Endpoints

Create Product

• POST /api/products
• Body: JSON with product data
• Example:

  {
    "name": "Test Product",
    "description": "Test description",
    "price": 99.99,
    "quantity": 10
  }
  

Get All Products

-> GET /PHP-API-Ass/data/products.json

Get Single Product

-> GET /PHP-API-Ass/api/products/{id}

Update Product

-> PUT /PHP-API-Ass/api/products/{id} -> Body: JSON with fields to update

Setup Instructions

1. XAMPP Setup: -> Download and install XAMPP -> Start Apache server

2. Project Setup: ->Clone this repository to htdocs folder: C:\xampp\htdocs\PHP-API-Ass
   -> Ensure the data/ directory is writable

3. API Testing -> Use Postman or curl to test the endpoints -> API Base URL: http://localhost/PHP-API-Ass/api/

Technical Details:-

-> Build with pure PHP (no frameworks) -> JSON file-based storage -> Propeer error handling and validation -> Restful API design patterns

Developer:-

Ravindra Gupta

-> Email: gravindra.dev@gmail.com

-> GitHub: https://github.com/CheapStudent

File Structure:-

PHP-API-Ass/
├── api/
│ ├── config.php
│ └── products.php
├── data/
│ └── products.json
├── .htaccess
└── README.md