Self-host pH7Builder
v19.3.2Open-source PHP platform for self-hosted dating sites
- Stars
- 1 062
- Requires
- MySQL, PHP, Web server (Apache or nginx)
What is pH7Builder?
pH7Builder lets entrepreneurs run their own dating or social community on infrastructure they control. The PHP 8.2 application ships with member profiles, advanced search, behavioral matchmaking, private messaging, live chat, forums, blogs, photo albums, and video uploads. Business tools include tiered memberships, paid plans, ad management, an affiliate system, and payment gateway hooks. For trust and safety it provides approval queues, abuse reporting, user blocking, country-level restrictions, two-step verification, and optional SMS confirmation. The codebase is multilingual, offers responsive themes, a REST API, PWA support, scheduled cron jobs, and SEO features such as sitemaps and RSS feeds. Deployment options are a Docker Compose stack for testing or a versioned ZIP for production on PHP 8.2+, MySQL 8.0+, and Apache or nginx. The MIT licence imposes no mandatory attribution.
Should you self-host pH7Builder?
pH7Builder scores 57/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #30 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums. It has 1 062 GitHub stars.
It shipped 10 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v19.3.2, came out on 15 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 7 days.
Setup is advanced: plan for several services and some ongoing maintenance. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in PHP.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Discourse (83/100, 48 024 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See pH7Builder vs Discourse side by side.
Features
- Affiliate program
- Cron automation
- Forums and blogs
- Member profiles and search
- Membership groups and paid plans
- Moderation and trust tools
- Multilingual Support
- Payment gateway integrations
- Photo albums and video uploads
- Private messaging and chat
- REST API
- SMS VerificationOptional, requires configured providers
- Two-factor Authentication (2FA)
pH7Builder README
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