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forkbb/forkbb
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The ForkBB is an open source forum application.

0.0097(2w ago)38211[6 issues](https://github.com/forkbb/forkbb/issues)MITPHPPHP >=8.0.0

Since Dec 4Pushed 1w ago7 watchersCompare

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ForkBB rev.97 Beta Readme
=========================

[](#forkbb-rev97-beta-readme)

About
-----

[](#about)

ForkBB is a free and open source forum software. The project is based on [FluxBB\_by\_Visman](https://github.com/MioVisman/FluxBB_by_Visman)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.0+
- PHP extensions: pdo, intl, json, mbstring, fileinfo
- PHP extensions (suggests): imagick or gd (for upload avatars and other images), openssl (for send email via smtp server using SSL/TLS), curl (for OAuth)
- A database such as MySQL 5.5.3+ (an extension using the mysqlnd driver must be enabled), SQLite 3.25+, PostgreSQL 10+

Install
-------

[](#install)

Topic [Установка (Installation)](https://forkbb.org/topic/28/ustanovka-installation)

### For Apache:

[](#for-apache)

Apache must have **mod\_rewrite** and **mod\_headers** enabled. Also, the **AllowOverride** directive must be set to **All**.

Two options

1. Shared hosting or site folder (Document Root != [**/public/**](https://github.com/forkbb/forkbb/tree/master/public) folder):
    - Rename **.dist.htaccess** to **.htaccess**,
    - Rename **index.dist.php** to **index.php**.
    - (If you install the forum engine in the site folder, there may be conflicts between the forum's .htaccess rules and the site's .htaccess rules.)
2. VPS/VDS with access to Apache configuration (Document Root == [**/public/**](https://github.com/forkbb/forkbb/tree/master/public) folder):
    - Rename /public/**.dist.htaccess** to /public/**.htaccess**,
    - Rename /public/**index.dist.php** to /public/**index.php**;

### For NGINX:

[](#for-nginx)

- [Example](https://github.com/forkbb/forkbb/blob/master/nginx.dist.conf) nginx configuration.
- Note: Root must point to the [**/public/**](https://github.com/forkbb/forkbb/tree/master/public) directory.
- Note: The **index.dist.php** file does not need to be renamed.

Favicon
-------

[](#favicon)

- You can rename /public/**favicon48.ico** file to /public/**favicon.ico**
- You can create your own favicon file and copy it to /public/favicon.ico

Links
-----

[](#links)

- Homepage:
- GitHub:

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is under MIT license. Please see the [license file](LICENSE) for details.

###  Health Score

48

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99.6% 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~24 days

Total

48

Last Release

14d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5917956?v=4)[Visman](/maintainers/MioVisman)[@MioVisman](https://github.com/MioVisman)

---

Top Contributors

[![MioVisman](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5917956?v=4)](https://github.com/MioVisman "MioVisman (2947 commits)")[![Elementtair](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/75228621?v=4)](https://github.com/Elementtair "Elementtair (8 commits)")[![kakadou](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/64948735?v=4)](https://github.com/kakadou "kakadou (4 commits)")

---

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