Catchi PHP is a feature-rich Outdoor Adventure web template built on PHP 8.1 with a clean MVC architecture, Bootstrap 5, and MySQL database integration. It ships with 9 server-rendered pages, a filterable product gallery, a full e-commerce module with cart 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 outdoor adventure and hunting gear websites where server-side rendering, dynamic content 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

• 9 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 9 Pages

• home-v1.php — v3 — Three distinct hero and product showcase layouts
• shop.php — Hunting and outdoor gear product grid with category filters
• shop-list.php — Full-width product list view
• product-details.php — Three individual product page styles with image zoom
• cart.php — Shopping cart with order summary
• checkout.php — Billing and purchase completion
• wishlist.php — Saved hunting gear and products
• compare.php — Side-by-side product comparison
• gallery.php — Product and lifestyle image gallery
• blog.php — News in card grid layout
• blog-single.php — Full article view
• about.php — Brand story and team
• contact.php — Contact form and map

Key Features

• 35+ Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, shop, product, blog, and account
• 3 Unique Home Layouts — distinct hero styles and featured product arrangements
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• 4 Shop Layouts — Default, Full Width, No Sidebar, and List view for browsing gear
• 3 Product Detail Page Styles — three individual product page layout variants
• Product Comparison — compare multiple hunting and outdoor products side-by-side
• Quick View — preview product details in a popup without leaving the shop grid
• Wishlist — let shoppers save hunting gear and outfits for later
• Category Mega-Menu — Hunting Gears, Gun Stock, Swimbaits, Outfits, and Hunting Knives
• Full E-Commerce Shop — shop grid, product detail with zoom, cart, checkout, wishlist
• Product Zoom View — close-up product image zoom on hover
• Price Range Slider — ion.rangeSlider for filtering products by price

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

• Outdoor Adventure & Hunting Gear Businesses: Server-rendered, database-backed outdoor adventure store 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 content management via MySQL — update pages, 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
• Isotope — MIT License
• Countdown — MIT License
• Magnific — MIT License
• Lightbox — MIT License
• jQuery Zoom — 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.