Lite Forum is a fast, secure, and lightweight discussion platform built with pure PHP.
It installs in minutes, requires no external frameworks, and supports SQLite (zero-config) and MySQL for maximum flexibility.

It's the perfect solution for:

• product communities
• support boards
• private groups
• small to medium public forums

Just upload, install, and start your community.

🚀 Key Features

🎨 Modern & Responsive Interface

• Bootstrap 5.3 design—clean, elegant, and fully responsive.
• Dark/Light Mode with instant switching and preference persistence.
• Adaptive Components—navbar, editor, cards, tables dynamically adjust to the selected theme.

⚡ High Performance & Zero Dependencies

• Pure PHP—no heavy frameworks.
• Local Assets—Bootstrap, FontAwesome, and Jodit included.
  • No external CDNs.
  • 100% GDPR-friendly.
• SQLite by default—instant setup with no configuration.
• Asynchronous Email Queue—emails are processed in the background via AJAX for fast page loads.

🛠️ Tools for Admins & Developers

• Installation Wizard
  • Requirements check
  • Database setup
  • Admin account creation
• Dual Database Support
  • SQLite (file-based, zero config)
  • MySQL (ideal for larger communities)
• Rich Text Editor
  • Jodit WYSIWYG
  • Drag-and-drop image uploads (Base64)
  • YouTube embeds
  • Full dark mode support

🔒 Security First

• PDO Prepared Statements (SQL injection protection)
• DOMPurify Sanitization (XSS protection)
• CSRF tokens for sensitive actions
• Hashed passwords with password_hash()
• Private SQLite database (protected from public access)

📋 Feature Overview

✔️ User & Engagement Tools

• User registration, login, logout
• Forgot password system
• Profile management with Gravatar
• Unlimited categories & topics
• Threaded replies
• @Mentions with email notifications
• Topic subscriptions (auto-subscribe on reply)
• Unread tracking per user
• Built-in search for posts & topics

✔️ Admin Dashboard

• Forum statistics & overview
• Category management (Create/Edit/Delete/Reorder)
• User management (Block/Unblock/Promote)
• Global settings panel
• Toggle: registrations, mentions, subscriptions, email verification

✔️ Email System

• PHP Mail or SMTP2GO API
• Asynchronous queue (non-blocking)
• Optional cron job for high-volume sites

✔️ Internationalization

• Multi-language ready
• English + Spanish included
• Easy to add new languages (one file per language)

💻 System Requirements

• PHP 7.4+
• PDO SQLite or PDO MySQL
• cURL extension (for SMTP2GO API)
• Works on Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed, IISPretty URLs supported on Apache/LiteSpeed

🚀 Demo

Live Demo:
https://liteforum.net/demo

User Login → user / user123
Admin Login → admin / admin123

📥 Support

Website:
https://liteforum.net

Support Forum:
https://liteforum.net/support

📦 Installation

⭐ Quick Install (Recommended)

1. Upload all files to your server.
2. Visit:

   https://your-site.com/install.php
   

3. Follow the installation wizard:
   • Requirements check
   • Database selection: SQLite or MySQL
   • Admin account setup
4. Log in and start building your community.

The installer removes itself automatically.
If it cannot, delete install.php manually for security.

🧩 Manual Installation (Optional)

1. Copy config.sample.php to config.php.
2. Fill in database settings.
3. For MySQL: import the SQL schema.
   • For SQLite: the forum creates the DB automatically.

⚙️ Configuration

All settings are configurable inside the Admin Dashboard:

• Site name & icon
• Language selector
• Registration toggle
• Email (PHP Mail / SMTP2GO)
• Mentions & subscriptions
• Base URL (used for email links)
• Dark/Light mode toggle

📧 Email Queue System

Lite Forum uses a smart asynchronous queue:

1. User posts → response is instant.
2. Email is stored in the queue table.
3. A lightweight background AJAX worker sends emails after page load.

For high-traffic forums:

Optional Cron Job

* * * * * php /path/to/forum/process_emails.php

📄 License

Lite Forum
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