# phpbb/phpbb

phpBB Development: phpBB is a popular open-source bulletin board written in PHP. This repository also contains the history of version 2.

Repository: https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/phpbb
Homepage: https://www.phpbb.com
Language: PHP
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: forum, php, phpbb, bulletin-board, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-07-27T19:08:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6029, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2091, forks 1013 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:12.490392+00:00)

## What it is
phpBB is a free, open-source bulletin board (forum) application written in PHP, used to host online discussion communities. This repository contains the core source code and development history for the project, including legacy version 2 history.

## Use cases
- host an online discussion forum for a community
- self-host a bulletin board on my own server
- run a support forum for a software product
- create a member discussion board with user accounts and moderation
- extend a forum with custom plugins and styles
- migrate or contribute to an established open-source forum platform

## When to choose
- you need a mature, battle-tested PHP forum with a large extension and style ecosystem
- you want a self-hosted community board with granular permissions and moderation tools
- your stack is PHP and you want GPL-licensed software with long-term support

## When to avoid
- you need a modern real-time chat experience rather than threaded forums
- you prefer a JavaScript-based stack or headless API-first forum
- you want a lightweight embedded commenting system instead of a full standalone forum

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, templating, auth, plugin-system, search-engine, http-server
- domain: web-development, self-hosted
- platform: php, windows, self-hosted
- tags: forum, bulletin-board, community, php, discussion-board, extensions, forums, web-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- phpbb/phpbb (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:12.490392+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:55:34.184379+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:12.490392+00:00, sha 6124e979242a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.