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phpMyFAQ

Open-source FAQ and knowledge base software

Wikis & Documentation ★ 620 stars Medium setup MPL-2.0

phpMyFAQ is a mature open-source FAQ and knowledge base system written in PHP. It supports multi-language content, categories, user permissions, and a powerful search for building help centers.

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Key features

  • FAQ-focused knowledge base
  • Multi-language content
  • Granular permissions
  • Powerful search

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Purpose-built for help centers
  • Mature and stable

Trade-offs

  • Interface feels dated
  • Less suited to free-form wikis

Is phpMyFAQ secure?

OSV.dev lists 164 published advisories for phpMyFAQ. It doesn't publish GitHub releases we can match, so we can't say which of them apply to the current version. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-56738, published 2026-09-24 (20 days ago), fixed in 4.1.6

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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