lincanbin/Carbon-Forum
A high performance open-source forum software written in PHP. Discussions Tags based with Quora/StackOverflow style. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4320
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2432
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1842 stars · 418 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Carbon Forum is a high-performance open-source forum application written in PHP with a MySQL backend. It organizes discussions around tags in a Quora/StackOverflow style and includes real-time notifications, mobile support, and SEO features.
Use cases
- self-host a community discussion forum
- run a Q&A site like StackOverflow
- create a tag-based discussion board
- host a lightweight PHP forum on shared hosting
- build a community with real-time notifications
- set up a forum with good SEO and mobile support
When to choose
- you want a self-hosted PHP/MySQL forum with tag-based discussions
- you need a lightweight Quora/StackOverflow-style Q&A community
- you want built-in mobile support and SEO out of the box
When to avoid
- you need a modern stack or actively maintained software (last release 2020)
- you require plugin ecosystems or integrations common in Discourse/Flarum
- your environment cannot run PHP 5.4+ with PDO MySQL and URL rewriting
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
web-framework search-engine http-server web-development cms self-hosted php self-hosted forum-software discussion-board tag-based quora-style stack-overflow-style community notifications seo mysql linux web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lincanbin/Carbon-Forum · fetched 2026-08-28 · ce9aacdff5d2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lincanbin/Carbon-Forum | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="lincanbin/Carbon-Forum")
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