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Basic App
=========

[](#basic-app)

Basic App is a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the CodeIgniter 4 PHP Framework.

Basic App is designed to provide a quick start for sites made on CodeIgniter 4 and to take over the implementation of the basic functions of a modern web application.

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

- CRUD
- Themes
- Internationalization
- Backend area (auth, main menu, options menu, tables, forms)

Modules
-------

[](#modules)

- [Site](https://github.com/basic-app/module-site) (pages, blocks, menus)
- [Blog](https://github.com/basic-app/module-blog) (demo module)

Themes
------

[](#themes)

- [Bootstrap 4](https://github.com/basic-app/theme-bootstrap4) (by [getbootstrap.com](https://getbootstrap.com))
- [Cool Admin](https://github.com/basic-app/theme-cool-admin) (by [colorlib.com](https://colorlib.com))
- [Clean Blog](https://github.com/basic-app/theme-clean-blog) (by [startbootstrap.com](https://startbootstrap.com))

Client-side libraries
---------------------

[](#client-side-libraries)

- [TinyMCE](https://github.com/basic-app/js-tinymce) (by [www.tiny.cloud](https://www.tiny.cloud/))
- [CodeMirror](https://github.com/basic-app/js-codemirror) (by [codemirror.net](https://codemirror.net/))

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Step 1

[](#step-1)

Create a new application using Composer:

```
composer create-project --stability=dev --keep-vcs --prefer-dist basic-app/basic-app demoapp

```

The command installs the application in a directory named `demoapp`. You can choose a different directory name if you want.

### Step 2

[](#step-2)

Configure application settings (base url, timezone, database) in the `/.env` file.

### Step 3

[](#step-3)

Execute commands via shell:

```
php spark migrate -all
php spark ba:update
php spark ba:seed
php spark publish

```

### Step 4

[](#step-4)

Run local development server

```
php spark serve

```

Or set document root to `/public` directory.

Backend
-------

[](#backend)

Access backend by opening `http://localhost:8080/admin` in a browser.

```
login: admin
password: admin

```

Change Admin Password
---------------------

[](#change-admin-password)

1. Execute command:

```
php spark hash-admin-password YOUR_PASSWORD

```

2. Store result hash string to .evn file in admin.passwordHash section

Server Requirements
-------------------

[](#server-requirements)

- Database (MySQL or MariaDB)
- Composer
- Webserver (Apache or Nginx)

PHP version 7.2 or higher is required, with the following extensions installed:

- [intl](http://php.net/manual/en/intl.requirements.php)
- [libcurl](http://php.net/manual/en/curl.requirements.php) if you plan to use the HTTP\\CURLRequest library

Additionally, make sure that the following extensions are enabled in your PHP:

- json (enabled by default - don't turn it off)
- [mbstring](http://php.net/manual/en/mbstring.installation.php)
- [mysqlnd](http://php.net/manual/en/mysqlnd.install.php)
- xml (enabled by default - don't turn it off)

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity19

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2eb2e6c4d47970bd0b1953557693f78c7b8d352b08dbbf4c65848c19e00d237d?d=identicon)[basic-app](/maintainers/basic-app)

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Top Contributors

[![basic-app](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/45533457?v=4)](https://github.com/basic-app "basic-app (7 commits)")

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