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FlatPress is a lightweight, easy-to-set-up blogging engine. Plain and simple, just PHP. No database needed!

* Official FlatPress site: [flatpress.org](http://flatpress.org/)<br>
* Official FlatPress GitHub project: [github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress)

## Requirements
FlatPress runs on any web server (e.g. Apache or IIS) with PHP 5.6 or higher. Since all data is stored in files, no database is needed.

## Getting started
Installing FlatPress is really easy!
- Unzip FlatPress package
- Upload to your web server
- Browse to your web server, FlatPress installer appears
- Enter your desired user name, password etc.
- Enjoy blogging with FlatPress!

## Credits
FlatPress was initially developed by [Edoardo Vacchi (NoWhereMan)](http://www.nowhereland.it "nowhereland.it"). Edoardo was supported by [Hydra](http://hydra.clans.it/ "hydra.clans.it"), [drudo](https://drudotec.wordpress.com/ "drudotec.wordpress.com"), giulio, [alcor](http://alcor.altervista.org/ "alcor.altervista.org"), and [Tychondriax](http://tychondriax.altervista.org/blog/ "tychondriax.altervista.org").<br>
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Since 2018, FlatPress is taken care of by [Arvid Zimmermann](https://arvidzimmermann.de "arvidzimmermann.de").