POS Software Systems PHP

PHP POS Software & Systems — Retail, Restaurant, Warehouse

A solid PHP POS turns browsers and tablets into dependable tills. The projects in this category give you the essentials for retail and F&B without months of custom code: product catalogs with SKUs and barcodes, fast checkout, taxes and discounts, receipts, inventory and purchasing, customer and supplier records, and a clean back office for reports and daily reconciliation. Because they’re web-based (PHP + MySQL/MariaDB), you can deploy on the stack you already know and scale from a single counter to multiple stores.

A typical point-of-sale download ships with a responsive POS screen (touch-ready grid, search, barcode input), hold/park order logic, returns and exchanges, and printable or thermal receipts. The admin side covers products, categories and variants, stock adjustments and purchase orders, user roles and permissions, cash drawer open/close, day-end Z reports, tax/VAT rules, coupons, and customer accounts with basic CRM. Many systems include SKU/UPC/EAN handling, CSV importers, multi-store/warehouse transfers, and an audit trail so you can trust the numbers you see.

Hardware & devices

• Barcode scanners (USB/HID) for quick item entry and inventory counts
• Receipt printing (A4/PDF and thermal via ESC/POS or print dialog; check item notes)
• Cash drawer triggers, customer displays and label printers where supported
• Tablet-friendly layouts for counter service; keyboard shortcuts for desktop lanes

Payments, tax & compliance

Most POS scripts integrate card payments through common gateways or expose hooks you can wire to your provider. Expect taxes/VAT per region, inclusive/exclusive pricing, discounts, and basic invoice numbering. For hospitality, some projects add tables, split bills and tips; for retail, look for weighted items and price-embedded barcodes. Always confirm fiscal or e-invoicing requirements in your country—some markets require certified modules.

Reports that matter

Sales by day, product and cashier; gross margin; tax summaries; cash drawer movements; stock on hand, aging and low stock alerts; supplier purchases and returns. The better systems export CSV/Excel, provide date and store filters, and let you drill from totals to transactions.

How to choose the right PHP POS

• Business fit: retail store, multi-branch, restaurant/café, wholesale or warehouse picking?
• Catalog needs: variants, bundles/kits, barcodes, weighted items, serial numbers, lot/expiry.
• Operations: multi-store stock transfers, purchase ordering, suppliers, and stock-take tools.
• Performance: snappy POS screen, offline tolerance/PWA notes, and sensible caching.
• Security & roles: cashier/manager permissions, audit logs, refunds/voids control.
• Extensibility: Composer/NPM, REST endpoints or webhooks, templated receipts/emails.
• Environment: PHP 7.4/8.x support, required extensions, and clear install/upgrade docs.

Round out your stack with related PHP categories

Secure sign-in via Login & Authentication; collect payments and invoices with Payments & Billing; capture forms (returns, suppliers, deliveries) using Form Builders; manage receipts and uploads through File Management; build admin CRUD quickly with Database/CRUD Generators; analyze sales in Analytics & Reporting; and connect a simple storefront using Shopping Carts & E-Commerce.

If you need a public-facing brochure site for your store or restaurant alongside the POS, start with HTML website templates and keep the marketing stack lightweight. For staff manuals and printable assets, the Graphics section has menus, icons and signage that match your brand.