https://github.com/esotalk/esoTalk

Fat-free forum software.
https://github.com/esotalk/esoTalk

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Fat-free forum software.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/esotalk/esoTalk
• Owner: esotalk
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2011-11-13T07:48:14.000Z (about 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: develop
• Last Pushed: 2022-02-14T07:22:31.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-21T12:08:28.822Z (3 months ago)
• Language: PHP
• Homepage:
• Size: 2.63 MB
• Stars: 1,468
• Watchers: 117
• Forks: 236
• Open Issues: 71
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

        
## esoTalk – Fat-free forum software

**Help develop *Flarum*, esoTalk's successor. [Flarum on GitHub »](https://github.com/flarum/core)**

esoTalk is a free, open-source forum software package built with PHP and MySQL. It is designed to be:

 - **Fast.** esoTalk's code was architectured to have little overhead and to be as efficient as possible.

 - **Simple.** All of esoTalk's interfaces are designed around simplicity, ease-of-use, and speed.

 - **Powerful.** Despite its simplicity, a large array of [plugins](http://esotalk.org/plugins) and [skins](http://esotalk.org/skins) are available to extend the functionality of esoTalk.

esoTalk is developed by Toby Zerner in memory of his brother, Simon. 

### Donate

I've put many hundreds of hours and a lot of love into developing and maintaining esoTalk. If you have benefitted from it, why not consider [donating some schrapnel](http://esotalk.org/donate)? #feedtoby

### System Requirements

esoTalk requires **PHP 5.3+** and a modern version of **MySQL**.

The PHP **gd extension** is required to support avatar uploading.

esoTalk has only been tested on **Apache** and **lighttpd**. If you encounter a problem specific to any other web server, please [create an issue](https://github.com/esotalk/esoTalk/issues).

### Installation

Installing esoTalk is super easy. In brief, simply:

1. [Download esoTalk.](http://esotalk.org/download)

2. Extract and upload the files to your PHP-enabled web server.

3. Visit the location in your web browser and follow the instructions in the installer.

### Upgrading

To upgrade esoTalk from an older version, simply:

1. [Download](http://esotalk.org/download) the latest version of esoTalk.

2. Extract and upload all of the files to your web-server, overwriting old ones. (Be careful that you don't lose custom plugins, skins, and languages you've uploaded to the addons directory, though!)

3. Visit **your-forum.com/?p=upgrade** in your web browser and watch esoTalk complete the upgrade.

### Troubleshooting

If you are having problems installing esoTalk, view the [Troubleshooting](http://esotalk.org/docs/debug) documentation.