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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. evgip/w3a ActiveProject[Framework](/categories/framework) evgip/w3a ========= A custom modular PHP MVC forum matching the HMVC pattern. v0.1.0-alpha(yesterday)201MITPHPPHP >=8.0 Since Jun 18Pushed todayCompare [ Source](https://github.com/evgip/w3a)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/evgip/w3a)[ RSS](/packages/evgip-w3a/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced today READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (2)Used By (0) 🌐 W3A - Hacker News and Lobster-style news aggregator ===================================================== [](#-w3a---hacker-news-and-lobster-style-news-aggregator) [πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Русский](README.ru.md) | [πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ English](README.md) A modern, lightweight news aggregator built with PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, inspired by Hacker News and Lobster. Features a modular HMVC architecture, real-time updates, and comprehensive moderation tools. [![PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/83dd395020c37276225039739320f6c8e7e99963ab21ee3d09282cb48dad2a60/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f5048502d382e312532422d626c7565)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/83dd395020c37276225039739320f6c8e7e99963ab21ee3d09282cb48dad2a60/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f5048502d382e312532422d626c7565)[![MySQL](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b0cbf97a279040a6199e9f3520d0194307dc8b5f2dfca0ed4681551564329ace/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4d7953514c2d382e302532422d6f72616e6765)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b0cbf97a279040a6199e9f3520d0194307dc8b5f2dfca0ed4681551564329ace/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4d7953514c2d382e302532422d6f72616e6765)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5caa455d8debc46fb23abbadb45a733a937f3910a73fc875c2f7820468e1bb54/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5caa455d8debc46fb23abbadb45a733a937f3910a73fc875c2f7820468e1bb54/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e) [![W3A home](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evgip/soc/main/public/github-home.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evgip/soc/main/public/github-home.png) [![W3A admin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evgip/soc/main/public/github-admin.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evgip/soc/main/public/github-admin.png) [![W3A setting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evgip/soc/main/public/github-setting.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evgip/soc/main/public/github-setting.png) πŸš€ Features ---------- [](#-features) ### Core Functionality [](#core-functionality) - **News Stories** - Submit and browse news stories with URL or text content - **Comments** - Threaded comment system with nested replies - **Voting System** - Upvote/downvote stories and comments with real-time updates - **User Authentication** - Secure registration, login, and session management - **User Profiles** - Activity tracking, submitted stories, and comment history ### Advanced Features [](#advanced-features) - **Real-time Updates** - AJAX-powered live updates for votes and comments - **Moderation Tools** - Ban users, domains, and manage content - **Audit Logging** - Comprehensive activity tracking for all administrative actions - **Rate Limiting** - Protection against abuse with configurable limits - **CSRF Protection** - Security tokens for all form submissions - **Soft Deletes** - Recoverable content deletion - **Search** - Full-text search across stories and comments ### User Experience [](#user-experience) - **Responsive Design** - Mobile-friendly interface - **Dark Mode** - System-aware theme switching - **Keyboard Shortcuts** - Power-user navigation - **Markdown Support** - Rich text formatting in comments πŸ› οΈ Technology Stack ------------------- [](#️-technology-stack) ComponentTechnology**Backend**PHP 8.1+ (no framework, custom HMVC)**Database**MySQL 8.0+ with PDO**Frontend**Vanilla JavaScript, CSS3**Architecture**Modular HMVC pattern**Security**CSRF tokens, rate limiting, password hashing (bcrypt)**Server**Apache/Nginx with mod\_rewriteπŸ“¦ Installation -------------- [](#-installation) Install the package through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). `composer create-project evgip/w3a` ### Requirements [](#requirements) - PHP 8.1 or higher - MySQL 8.0 or higher - Apache/Nginx with URL rewriting enabled - Composer (optional, for development) ### Step 1: Clone Repository [](#step-1-clone-repository) ``` git clone https://github.com/evgip/w3a.git cd w3a ``` ### Step 2: Configure Database [](#step-2-configure-database) 1. Create a MySQL database: ``` CREATE DATABASE w3a CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci; ``` 2. Import the schema: ``` mysql -u your_username -p w3a [ 'host' => 'MySQL-8.2', 'port' => '3306', 'dbname' => 'soc', 'username' => 'root', 'password' => '', 'charset' => 'utf8mb4', ] ``` ### Step 3: Configure Application [](#step-3-configure-application) Edit `app/Config/config.php`: ``` 'app' => [ 'name' => 'w3a', 'url' => 'http://soc.local', 'lang' => en', ``` ### Step 4: Set Permissions [](#step-4-set-permissions) ``` chmod -R 755 storage/ chmod -R 755 public/ ``` ### Step 5: Configure Web Server [](#step-5-configure-web-server) **Apache** (`.htaccess` already included): ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L] ``` **Nginx**: ``` location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string; } ``` ### Step 6: Login information [](#step-6-login-information) - Admin: / password - User: / password πŸ“ Project Structure ------------------- [](#-project-structure) ``` w3a/ β”œβ”€β”€ app/ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Config/ # Configuration β”‚ β”‚ └── config.php # App settings β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Core/ # Core framework classes β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Router.php # URL routing β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Controller.php # Base controller β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Model.php # Base model β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Database.php # PDO wrapper β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Auth.php # Authentication β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Session.php # Session management β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Request.php # HTTP request handling β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Response.php # HTTP responses β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ View.php # Template rendering β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Audit.php # Audit logging β”‚ β”‚ └── Validator.php # Input validation β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ └── Modules/ # Feature modules (HMVC) β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Auth/ # Authentication module β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Controllers/ β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Models/ β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Views/ β”‚ β”‚ └── routes.php β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Stories/ # News stories module β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Comments/ # Comments module β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Votes/ # Voting system β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Users/ # User profiles β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Moderation/ # Moderation tools β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Origins/ # Domain management β”‚ └── Api/ # REST API β”œβ”€β”€ public/ # Public assets β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ index.php # Entry point β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ css/ # Stylesheets β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ js/ # JavaScript files β”‚ └── images/ # Images β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ storage/ # Writable storage β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ logs/ # Application logs β”‚ └── cache/ # Cache files β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ db/ # Database β”‚ └── schema.sql # Database schema β”‚ └── README.md # This file ``` πŸ”’ Security Features ------------------- [](#-security-features) - **Password Hashing** - bcrypt with automatic salt - **CSRF Protection** - Token validation on all forms - **SQL Injection Prevention** - Prepared statements (PDO) - **XSS Protection** - Output escaping with `htmlspecialchars()` - **Rate Limiting** - Configurable per-action limits - **Session Security** - HTTP-only cookies, regeneration - **Input Validation** - Server-side validation for all inputs πŸ§ͺ Development ------------- [](#-development) ### Debug Mode [](#debug-mode) Enable in `app/Config/config.php`: ``` 'env' => 'development', // development ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ production ``` πŸ“Š Database Schema ----------------- [](#-database-schema) ### Core Tables [](#core-tables) - `users` - User accounts and profiles - `stories` - News stories (URL or text) - `comments` - Threaded comments - `votes` - Upvotes/downvotes - `sessions` - Active user sessions - `audit_logs` - Administrative activity log - `domains` - Banned domains list - `flags` - Complaint log See `db/schema.sql` for complete schema. 🀝 Contributing -------------- [](#-contributing) Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps: 1. Fork the repository 2. Create a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`) 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'`) 4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`) 5. Open a Pull Request πŸ“ License --------- [](#-license) This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details. πŸ™ Acknowledgments ----------------- [](#-acknowledgments) - Inspired by the functionality of [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/) and [Lobster](https://lobste.rs/) - Speed and simplicity of the [HLEB](https://hleb2framework.ru/) framework - Built with vanilla PHP (no frameworks) - Modular HMVC architecture πŸ“§ Contact --------- [](#-contact) - **Author**: Evg - **Repository**: - **Issues**: --- **⭐ If you find this project useful, please consider giving it a star on GitHub!** ### Health Score 34 β€” LowBetter than 75% of packages Maintenance100 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity4 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity24 Early-stage or recently created project Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits β€” single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** β€” Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** β€” Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** β€” Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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