Meltio PHP is a feature-rich Candle Marketplace & Home Fragrance web template built on PHP 8.1 with a clean MVC architecture, Bootstrap 5, and MySQL database integration. It ships with 23 server-rendered pages, a filterable candle product gallery, a full e-commerce module with cart, wishlist, and checkout, a blog module, all powered by PHP with PDO database abstraction and Composer autoloading — fully ready for shared hosting deployment.

Built for PHP developers delivering candle marketplace and home-fragrance websites where server-side rendering, dynamic catalog management, and database-backed functionality are required. The MVC structure separates routing, controllers, models, and view templates cleanly. PDO prepared statements protect every database query against SQL injection, and all user input is sanitised before output. No Node.js, no build step — deploy directly to any cPanel or Plesk host.

Everything in the Package

• 23 server-rendered PHP pages with MVC routing
• PHP 8.1 — named arguments, match expressions, and readonly properties
• MySQL database integration via PDO with prepared statements throughout
• Composer autoloading — PSR-4 class autoloading, no manual require chains
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive grid, mobile-first layout
• Contact form with server-side validation, CSRF token protection, and PHPMailer SMTP integration
• Environment configuration via .env — DB credentials, SMTP settings, and app URL
• Full SQL schema dump included — import and run immediately
• Swiper carousels and WOW.js scroll animations on all pages
• Retina-ready, fully responsive from 320px to 1920px+
• Well documented — setup guide covering database import, .env configuration, and SMTP setup

MVC Architecture and File Structure

• Router: app/Router.php — maps URL paths to controller methods via regex route matching
• Controllers handle request logic and pass typed data arrays to view templates
• Models wrap PDO queries with typed return objects — swap MySQL for PostgreSQL by changing the DSN
• Views: templates/ directory with reusable partials — header.php, footer.php, navbar.php
• All user input sanitised with htmlspecialchars() before output and PDO bindings before DB queries
• CSRF tokens generated with bin2hex(random_bytes(32)) on form render, validated on POST
• Folder structure: app/Controllers/, app/Models/, app/Router.php, templates/, public/, config/, database/

All 23 Pages

• home-v1.php — v5 — Five distinct hero and candle storefront layouts
• about-us.php — Brand story and candle-making mission
• salesmen.php — Store team and seller profile pages
• shop-details.php — Individual candle product detail
• our-schedule.php — Store schedule and campaign interface
• order-checkout.php — Wishlist, cart, checkout, and order pages
• shop-left-sidebar.php — Candle catalog archive with left sidebar
• shop-right-sidebar.php — Candle catalog archive with right sidebar
• blog.php — Candle care guides in multiple formats
• blog-details.php — Full article view
• contact-us.php — Contact form and map

Key Features

• 23 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, shop, blog, salesmen, and orders
• 5 Unique Home Layouts — five distinct hero styles and candle storefront arrangements
• Bootstrap — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• Shop Detail Pages — individual candle product detail pages with sale pricing and badges
• Shop Sidebar Layouts — candle catalog archive with left and right sidebar variants
• Order & Checkout Flow — wishlist, cart, checkout, and order tracking pages
• Salesmen Profile Pages — store team and seller profile pages
• Best Sellers & Featured Products — Add-To-Cart product grids with sold counts and tabs
• Blog in Multiple Formats — candle care guides and fragrance news in multiple blog layouts
• Countdown Timer — limited-time candle promotions and hot-offer urgency
• Swiper & Slick Carousels — featured candle and best-seller highlight sliders
• Magnific Popup Lightbox — full-screen candle product image popup

Security

• PDO prepared statements on every database query — SQL injection not possible through the model layer
• CSRF tokens on all POST forms — validated server-side before processing
• htmlspecialchars() applied to all user-supplied output — XSS prevention throughout
• DB credentials, SMTP passwords, and secrets stored in .env — never committed to version control
• File upload validation — MIME type check, extension whitelist, and size limit enforced server-side

Use Cases

• Candle Marketplace & Home Fragrance Businesses: Server-rendered, database-backed candle marketplace and home-fragrance site with no build step required
• PHP Developers: MVC architecture, PDO models, and Composer autoloading — extend without tech debt
• Shared Hosting Deployments: Pure PHP 8.1 — runs on any cPanel or Plesk host without Node.js or Docker
• Agencies: Dynamic catalog management via MySQL — update candle products, galleries, and blog from the database or admin panel

Credits and Dependencies

• PHP 8.1 — PHP License
• Bootstrap 5 — MIT License
• Composer — MIT License
• vlucas/phpdotenv — BSD-3 License
• PHPMailer — LGPL 2.1 License
• Slick — MIT License
• Swiper — MIT License
• Countdown — MIT License
• Magnific — MIT License
• Lightbox — MIT License
• Font Awesome 6 — Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT
• Google Fonts — SIL Open Font License
• Demo images: Unsplash — Unsplash License (free for commercial use, no attribution required)
• Demo images: Freepik — Freepik License (free for commercial use with attribution)
• All demo images are for preview purposes only and are NOT included in the download.