Basic App is a free, open-source, self-hosted content management system based on the CodeIgniter 4 PHP Framework.

Basic App is designed to provide a quick start for sites made on CodeIgniter 4 and to take over the implementation of the basic functions of a modern web application.

Create a new application using Composer:

composer create-project --stability=dev --keep-vcs basic-app/basic-app demoapp

The command installs the application in a directory named demoapp. You can choose a different directory name if you want.

Configure application settings (base url, timezone, database) in the /.env file.

Execute commands via shell:

php spark migrate -all
php spark db:seed "BasicApp\Admin\Database\Seeds\DemoSeeder"
php spark db:seed "BasicApp\SiteLanding\Database\Seeds\DemoSeeder"
php spark publish

Run local development server

php spark serve

Or set document root to /public directory in case of using another server.

Access backend by opening http://localhost:8080/index.php/admin in a browser.

login: admin
password: admin

PHP version 8.2 or higher is required, with the following extensions installed:

• intl
• mbstring

Additionally, make sure that the following extensions are enabled in your PHP:

• json (enabled by default - don't turn it off)
• mysqlnd if you plan to use MySQL
• libcurl if you plan to use the HTTP\CURLRequest library

• PHP 8.2+
• CodeIgniter 4
• AdminLTE 4
• TinyMCE 7
• Bootstrap 5
• jQuery 3
• Lightbox 2
• Fontawesome 7