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FC Forum Doctor

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Standalone forum health diagnostic tool for MyBB, XenForo, phpBB, vBulletin and WordPress.

A standalone PHP CLI tool that connects directly to your forum database and runs 10 comprehensive health checks. Finds dead threads, duplicate titles, short posts, lurkers, spam patterns, broken links, outdated versions, and database size issues. Generates a detailed HTML report with actionable suggestions and a health score. Works with MyBB, XenForo, phpBB, vBulletin and WordPress. No dependencies — pure PHP + PDO.

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What's included

  • 10 diagnostic checks: forum stats, dead threads, duplicate titles, short posts, lurkers, spam patterns, broken links, version check, activity ratio, database size
  • 5 platform adapters: MyBB, XenForo, phpBB, vBulletin, WordPress
  • Self-contained HTML report with health score and actionable suggestions
  • JSON output for automated pipelines
  • CLI interface with config file support
  • Zero dependencies — pure PHP + PDO, no Composer required
  • Color-coded terminal output
  • Exit codes for CI/CD integration (0 = healthy, 1 = errors)
  • Config file support for repeatable runs
  • Privacy-friendly — runs locally, no external data sent

At a glance

Platformcommand line tool
Latest versionv1.0.0
Download size17.2 KB
Released6 Nov 2026
Downloads0
AccessFree — sign in to download
php_version7.4+
pdoMySQL extension required
dependenciesNone
platformsmybb, xenforo, phpbb, vbulletin, wordpress
licenseForumCrafts Tool License

Requirements

  • PHP 7.4+
  • PDO MySQL extension
  • Database read access

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Install it

1. Download fc-forum-doctor-1.0.0.zip
2. Unzip on any server with PHP 7.4+
3. Create a forum-config.json file with your database credentials
4. Run: php bin/fc-forum-doctor --config=forum-config.json
5. View the generated fc-forum-doctor-report.html in your browser

Questions people ask

Q: Does this work with my forum platform?

A: Yes! FC Forum Doctor supports MyBB, XenForo, phpBB, vBulletin and WordPress.

Q: Do I need to install anything?

A: No. Just unzip and run. It uses PHP's built-in PDO extension — no Composer, no dependencies.

Q: Is my forum data safe?

A: FC Forum Doctor runs locally against your own database. No data is sent to any external server.

Q: What does the health score mean?

A: The score is calculated from warnings and errors. 80-100 = good, 50-79 = fair, 0-49 = poor.

Q: Can I use this in CI/CD?

A: Yes! Exit codes: 0 for healthy, 1 for errors. JSON output is available for automation.

All releases

VersionReleasedSizeDownloadsChangelog
v1.0.0 latest 06 Nov 2026 17.2 KB 0 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-11-06

### Added
- 10 diagnostic checks (stats, dead threads, duplicates, short posts, lurkers, spam, links, version, activity, DB size)
- 5 platform adapters (MyBB, XenForo, phpBB, vBulletin, WordPress)
- HTML report with health score and actionable suggestions
- JSON output for automated pipelines
- CLI interface with config file support
- Zero dependencies — pure PHP + PDO
- Color-coded terminal output
- Exit codes for CI/CD integration
- Config file support for repeatable runs

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