DarkCore is a free, open-source CMS and framework for MU Online private servers. It is built strictly on modern PHP standards and runs entirely within Docker. No manual server configuration or extension installation is required.

Live Demo: Live Demo  Developer: Darkheim Studio  GitHub Repository: xDarkheim/DarkCore

Architecture & Tech Stack

• Core: PHP 8.4 + Apache (mod_rewrite)
  
• Standards: Strict PSR-4 autoloading and Dependency Injection (DI) Container. No global variables.
  
• Database: Microsoft SQL Server via pdo_dblib / FreeTDS.
  
• Environment: Docker & docker-compose.
  
• Security & Performance: All background tasks (caching, rankings, rewards) are executed strictly via CLI (bin/console.php), isolated from HTTP requests.
  
• Testing: Core stability is covered by 200+ PHPUnit tests and PHPStan static analysis.
  

Supported Emulators

• Ready out of the box: X-Team, MuEmu, Louis.

Core Features

• Account Management: Registration, login, email verification, password recovery.
  
• Characters: Viewer, editor, and class management.
  
• Rankings: Player and guild rankings with class filters.
  
• News System: Multi-language (EN, RU, CN, ES, PT, RO).
  
• Economy: PayPal integration and credits system.
  
• Administration: Full-featured Admin Control Panel.
  
• Modules: Runtime-loadable plugin system via DI.
  
• API: REST API endpoints.
  

License: MIT. Free to use, modify, and redistribute. Pull Requests are welcome.

The new core engine is live, with legacy modules still supported out of the box. I am now beginning a phased refactoring to decouple all business logic from the views. The long-term vision is to transition completely from a rigid CMS model to a flexible framework, empowering you to build the frontend with either pure JavaScript or your favorite JS frameworks.

its working for s21?

maybe you forgot add Lautaro Angelico to the credits

maybe you forgot add Lautaro Angelico to the credits

Yeah, you're right. I'll add him to the credits for the original templates. Thanks!

its working for s21?

Season 21 usually means you're using IGCN. Currently, DarkCore doesn't support the IGCN database structure.

maybe you forgot add Lautaro Angelico to the credits

Yeah, you're right. I'll add him to the credits for the original templates. Thanks!

It's actually the template I reworked. 

maybe you forgot add Lautaro Angelico to the credits

Yeah, you're right. I'll add him to the credits for the original templates. Thanks!

It's actually the template I reworked. 

😅 Awesome work on the template, by the way. I'll definitely add you to the credits for the rework too. Just let me know how you want to be listed.