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This document outlines Phorge dependencies.

This document is manually curated and may not be completely exhaustive or up to date. It was last updated in March 2024.

Binary Dependencies

Phorge executes these programs in subprocesses; These programs needs to be provided by the system.

Dependency	Required for
`git`	Work with Git repositories in Diffusion.
`git-upload-pack`	Host a Git repository over SSH.
`git-receive-pack`	Host a Git repository over SSH.
`git-http-backend`	Host a Git repository over HTTP/HTTPS.
`hg`	Work with Mercurial repositories in Diffusion.
`svn`	Work with SVN repositories in Diffusion.
`svnadmin`	Host a SVN repository.
`pygmentize`	Code highlights - when `pygments.enabled`.
`ssh`	Host or observe any SSH repository in Diffusion.
`sendmail`	Enable a "Sendmail" mailer.
`which`	Always.
`diff`	Always.
`php`	Always.
`ps`	Run `bin/phd status`.
`mysql`	Run certain administrative `bin/storage` commands.
`node`	Run the Aphlict notification server.
`convert`	Enable `files.enable-imagemagick`.
`file`	Fallback MIME detection, mostly used by older versions of PHP.
`ssh-keygen`	Generate SSH keypairs.

Notes:

Pygmentize can have a significant impact on page load speeds whenever code is displayed. Newer versions tend to be faster, so it's generally a good idea to stay updated.

Phorge ships with copies of these external dependencies.

Dependency	Version	Notes
JsShrink	-	Javascript minifier.
MimeMailParser	-	Parses inbound SMTP email. See also PHP Mailparse.
PEAR Text_Figlet	-	Renders figlet fonts.
PHPMailer	5.1 (Modified)	Sends outbound SMTP mail.
PHP QR Code	1.1.4	Generates QR codes for TOTP MFA.
Stripe PHP API	1.16.0	Interacts with Stripe in Phortune.
D3.js	5.9.2	Draws charts.
JSONLint	-	Provides detailed JSON error messages.
PHP Porter Stemmer	-	Reduces English-language search terms to stems.

Notes:

PHPMailer is a mess. We've tried to patch around most of the most serious RCE issues. It will be removed in a future version of Phorge. See T15758 and T12046 .

Phorge ships with copies of these external dependencies, but only uses assets like images and does not execute any code they contain.

Dependency	Version	Notes
cowsay	3.03	For ASCII cow graphics only, code is not executed.
Figlet	2.1	For ASCII fonts only, code is not executed.
Octicons	-	Icon pack.
Openwall Wordlist	-	List of common passwords.
FontAwesome	-	Icon font.
Lato Font	-	Google web font.
CLDR Windows Timezone Data	-	An XML file with Windows timezone mappings.

Phorge may load and execute these dependencies if they are installed on the system and Phorge is configured to use them.

Dependency	Notes
PHP Mailparse	Parses inbound SMTP email.
PHPExcel	Generates Excel spreadsheets.

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