phpList

Is phpList actively maintained?

Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 17 commits, of which 16 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 5 commits a month.

Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 1500% more commits than the one before it.

The most recent tagged release, v3.7.0-RC5, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.

phpList ranks #4 of 12 in Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.

What phpList actually does

phpList is a self-hosted platform designed for managing newsletters, subscriber lists, and email marketing campaigns. It includes built-in handling for incoming bounces and an extension system via plugins.

Best fit: It suits administrators who need to manage high-volume mailing lists independently using a standard PHP stack.

Worth knowing: The AGPL-3.0 licence places strong copyleft requirements on network-deployed modifications, and the project's maintenance pace has slowed down.

Deployment notes

You will typically need a standard web server configured for PHP, a relational database such as MySQL or MariaDB, and a cron job to handle scheduled email dispatches.

Links

• Official website
• Source code