Lite Forum. A fast, secure, and lightweight discussion platform built with pure PHP

Lite Forum 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.

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)

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

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