Self-hosted projects using PHP

A lightweight Nextcloud app to create surveys and forms, visualize responses, and export results while keeping data on your Nextcloud instance.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Google Forms+12

Web-based global administration and ban management system for Valve Source engine games, with a PHP web panel, SourceMod plugins, and MySQL/MariaDB backend.

CouchCMS is a PHP-based lightweight CMS that converts static HTML/CSS templates into editable sites with cloned pages, forms, comments and RSS.

Actively maintained

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WordPress.com+12

IFM is a single-file web-based file manager (PHP + JavaScript) for browsing, editing, uploading, downloading and extracting archives with simple authentication and Docker support.

MITActively maintained

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cPanel File Manager+2

Symfony-based polymorphic CMS using a node system, Twig theming, Doctrine ORM and API-first support for building headless or traditional sites.

Actively maintained

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Contentful+18

Open-source Laravel family tree app to record people, relationships, events and media with multi-tenancy, roles, backups and GEDCOM import/export in development.

MITActively maintained

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Family Tree Maker+1

REDAXO is a lightweight, modular PHP CMS offering block/module-based content editing, a media pool, multilingual support, and an extensible AddOn system.

Actively maintained

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WordPress.com+10

Web application to manage, annotate, and share academic PDFs with full-text search, OCR, citation import, and team collaboration.

GPL-3.0Slowing down

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Mendeley+12

Dockwatch provides a web UI to monitor Docker containers, schedule and apply image updates, send configurable notifications, run commands, and perform mass container maintenance.

MITActively maintained

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Portainer Business Edition (Portainer Cloud)+6

Scalable email archiving solution with tamper-evident retention, full-text search, legal hold, deduplication and access controls for compliance.

Actively maintained

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MailStore Server+1

A lightweight PHP CMS focused on photo, video and audio galleries with integrated blogging (Zenpage), theme support and extensible plugins.

Actively maintained

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SmugMug+18

Lightweight PHP dashboard that converts Fail2Ban logs into searchable JSON reports and centralizes UFW-based blocklist control with HTTPS-based multi-server sync.

GPL-3.0Slowing down

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Fail2Ban

Accessible, rule-based spam protection for web forms that inspects form fields, stores minimal data encrypted, and auto-deletes entries after 14 days.

MITActively maintained

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hCaptcha+4

Open-source, browser-based groupware providing calendar, email, file manager, CRM, projects, Collabora Online integration and SSO support.

Actively maintained

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Microsoft Exchange Online+19

Self-hostable room display app for tablets that shows real-time room availability, integrates with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and CalDAV, and supports on-device booking.

Actively maintained

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Condeco by Eptura+5

Simple, single-file PHP feed reader supporting OPML import/export, autoupdate, caching, starred items, and plugins for personal use.

Actively maintained

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Feedly+11

CoreShop is an e-commerce bundle for Pimcore that provides product catalog, cart/checkout, promotions, multi-site and PIM/MDM integration for B2B and B2C storefronts.

Actively maintained

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Shopify+6

Simple Laravel file-sharing app (WeTransfer-like) using JSON storage, expiring bundles, ZIP downloads, auth codes, IP/upload controls and Docker support.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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WeTransfer+7

Bluecherry is an open-source Linux video surveillance DVR for IP cameras, offering web-based live view, desktop and mobile clients, Docker deployment, notifications, and role-based access.

GPL-2.0Slowing down

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AXIS Camera Station+10

Self-hostable no-code form builder for simple, brandable, privacy-focused web forms. Built with Laravel and Vue; ships with Docker images and supports SQLite/MySQL.

AGPL-3.0Likely dormant

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Typeform+12

BuddyPress is a WordPress plugin that adds member profiles, activity streams, groups, messaging, and extensibility to build community and social networking sites.

Actively maintained

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Reddit+4

Responsive PHP web interface to manage and automate game servers, Teamspeak voice servers, webspace and databases with monitoring, REST API and reseller support.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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GameCP+13

Lightweight self-hosted RSS/Atom reader written in PHP. Uses cron for background fetching, stores feeds in MySQL, and provides a responsive web UI with plugin support.

Actively maintained

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Feedly+8

A PHP flat-file CMS that stores content in XML files, providing a portable, database-free platform with themes, plugins, media manager, comments and multilingual support.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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WordPress.com+13

Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog engine offering a lightweight blog platform with plugins, themes, media library, comments, and multi-database support.

BSD-3-ClauseActively maintained

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WordPress.com+10

Open-source PHP and MySQL CMS focused on developer control, template-driven sites, modular content types, and an intuitive admin/editor experience.

Actively maintained

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WordPress.com+12

File-based PHP blogging engine that requires no database. Provides Smarty-powered themes, a plugin/widget system, comments with spam protection, and easy backups.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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WordPress.com+10

Create, share and combine structured tables and views inside Nextcloud. Supports templates, CSV/spreadsheet import, custom columns, filtered views and an OpenAPI-backed API.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Google Sheets+8

Web-based app to organize, upload, and sync movie, TV and collection posters with Plex; supports TMDB/TVDB/Fanart, PWA, scheduled imports, and orphan detection.

MITActively maintained

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Plex

A compact, single-file PHP wiki engine offering page history, file uploads, tagging, themes and collaborative editing for small to medium sites.

MPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Atlassian Confluence+14