Sub Delivery Courier Platform

A complete website and back office for a courier company. It is plain PHP and SQLite, so it runs on ordinary cPanel or DirectAdmin hosting with no build step and no database to create.

1. Upload and extract

   Upload the zip to the folder your domain points at and extract it.

2. Open your domain

   The installer starts by itself. It checks the server (PHP version, extensions, writable data folder and .env), asks for your company name, website address, currency and administrator login, then locks itself.

3. Add the cron job

   Every minute. It sends scheduled emails and runs backups.

   BASH Copy

   php /home/USER/public_html/cron-process-queue.php

4. Sign in at /admin

   Use the administrator you just created. There are no default passwords.

• Company and payments: company name, currency, head office, opening hours, support phone, WhatsApp number and social profiles
• Zones and rates: your zones, the rate card and your surcharges (see below)
• Branches and hubs: every depot or pickup point
• Drivers and vehicles: add each rider and give them a PIN for the rider app
• Email: configure sending so customer sign-in links and notifications arrive
• Payments: add your Paystack key or your bank transfer details
• Licence: enter your key under Admin, Licence
• Book a test delivery as a customer, dispatch it, and deliver it from the rider app

Pricing: Zones and rates

The rate card is zone to zone, per service. On top of it you can set surcharges for fuel, insurance, cash on delivery and VAT, and use volumetric weight for bulky parcels. Everything works in naira or any currency you set. Use the Try a quote box on the same page to check a price before customers see it.

1. Create your zones

   Group your cities, states or areas into zones.

2. Fill in the rate card

   Set the price from each zone to each other zone, for each service level.

3. Set surcharges and tax

   Fuel, insurance, COD and VAT.

4. Try a quote

   Enter an origin, destination and weight, and compare with what you expect.

Company details and maps

Under Company and payments change the company name, currency, address, opening hours and contact details shown across the site. Maps use OpenStreetMap tiles by default; for a busy site add a tile provider address in the same page.

Team and roles

Staff roles are admin, support and finance. Turn on two-factor sign-in for staff, who are signed out after 30 minutes idle.

Import and export

Shipments can be imported and exported as CSV, and acted on in bulk from the table or board view.

Customers can pay invoices with Paystack, Stripe or bank transfer. Add the keys and your bank details under Company and payments.

1. Add the rider

   Under Drivers, add the person and set their PIN.

2. Share the link

   Riders open https://yourdomain.com/driver on their phone and sign in with their number and PIN. Add it to the home screen for an app-like feel.

3. Assign jobs

   Use Dispatch to give parcels to riders, individually or with auto-assign.

4. Proof of delivery

   Riders pick up, deliver with signature and photo, or report a failed attempt. Proof files are private and shown only to staff, the rider and the customer they belong to.

A new install runs free for 14 days. After that pages stay open but changes are refused until a licence key for this domain is entered under Admin, Licence. Copy the key from My licences on Biply Market.

Two habits keep a live site safe: backups before every change, and updates from your own dashboard only.

What to back up

Back up the data folder (your SQLite database and uploaded files) and the .env file. Admin, Backups can also create backups for you; download them off the server.

Installing a new version

1. Back up first

   Copy the files and database as described above. Keep the copy somewhere other than the server.

2. Download the new release

   Sign in to Biply Market, open My licences and download the latest signed zip. Releases are only available to licence holders.

3. Upload and overwrite

   Extract the zip over your existing files. Do not delete your data folder or .env file: they hold your settings and customers.

4. Check the release notes

   Each release says whether the database changes. If you have no terminal access, email [email protected] and we will apply it for you.

5. Open the site and test

   Sign in as an administrator and check one normal action before you tell customers.

• HTTPS on the domain (cookies are Secure only on HTTPS)
• Passwords of at least 10 characters with letters and a number; five wrong passwords lock an account for 15 minutes
• Two-factor sign-in turned on for every staff member
• Rider PINs shared one to one, and changed when someone leaves
• Cron job running, so backups happen
• Backups downloaded and kept off the server

Every change is a POST with a token, tracking codes are 10 random characters, public forms and lookups are rate limited and every action is written to the activity log.

You are never on your own with a Biply script.