Checkout Process

Learn how to implement the checkout process with Laravel.

Introduction

The checkout is the last step in online shopping, where customers pay for selected items. Streamlining this process facilitates the users’ experience, reduces abandoned carts, and helps manage orders, resulting in happier customers and increased conversions.

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Checkout process in an e-commerce website
Checkout process in an e-commerce website

Implementing the checkout in Laravel

To configure the checkout, we need to define the routes:

  • Line 5: The /cart route displays the cart page.

  • Line 6: The /cart/add-to-cart/productId route adds a product to the cart.

  • Line 7: The /cart/dispose of/itemId route removes an item from the cart.

  • Line 8: The /cart/checkout route initiates the checkout method.

  • Line 9: The /cart/checkout/achievement route handles the web page after a successful checkout.

1. <?php
2.
3. use App\Http\Controllers\CartController;
4.
5. Route::get('/cart', [CartController::class, 'index'])->name('cart.index');
6. Route::get('/cart/add-to-cart/{productId}', [CartController::class, 'addToCart'])->name('cart.addToCart');
7. Route::get('/cart/remove/{itemId}', [CartController::class, 'removeFromCart'])->name('cart.removeFromCart');
8. Route::get('/cart/checkout', [CartController::class, 'checkout'])->name('cart.checkout');
9. Route::get('/cart/checkout/success', [CartController::class, 'checkoutSuccess'])->name('cart.checkout.success');
10. ?>
Checkout routes

We implement a controller named CartController. It handles functionalities that will add products to the cart and then proceed toward checkout with Stripe. In the code ...