Launch a professional, feature-rich business directory in hours, not months. Give local businesses a platform to showcase their services, attract customers and generate leads.
Sell listings. Collect payments. Grow your own online business.
One-time purchase. No monthly software fees.
We keep adding to the script. Here are the latest features, built to help you earn more from your directory and give your vendors more reasons to upgrade.
Salons, clinics and growing teams can set each employee's working hours and manage their appointments.
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Vendors can buy banner placements from their own dashboard, giving you a second revenue stream.
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A split-screen map with live results, smart marker clustering and a one-click "Use My Location" button.
Read more →PHP Business Directory isn't just a listing script - it's a complete, self-hosted platform built to help you launch, manage, customize, and profit from your own directory business.
Whether you're launching your first local directory, expanding into new cities, or building directories for clients, you get one powerful platform with everything you need to run, manage, and grow a successful directory business.
Organize entire industries and multi-level categories in minutes with a visual tree manager - no database work required.
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Approve submissions, manage claims, track payments, and adjust every setting from a single, central admin dashboard.
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Let owners claim and verify existing listings, then guide them straight into a paid membership upgrade.
Read more →Help visitors find exactly what they need with location filters, ZIP/postal search, keyword matching, and a live interactive map.
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Clean URLs, optimized meta tags, structured content, and fast-loading pages give every listing a real shot at ranking.
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Launch a single-city directory or a multi-country portal, with full multi-language and multi-currency support built in.
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Let visitors leave reviews and ratings, while you keep full moderation and spam control in your own hands.
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Design your own pricing plans - listing duration, image limits, map visibility, and automatic expiration, all set by you.
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Full PHP source code means you - or your developer - can shape the platform around any market or workflow.
Read more →From your order to a live, fully configured directory, in four simple steps.
Pick the license that fits what you're building, from a single-site installation to an unlimited portal license.
Submit your server details through our secure installation form - takes about two minutes.
Our technical team installs the software, sets up your database and settings, and verifies everything works before handing it over.
Log in to your admin panel, add your first categories and listings, and start accepting submissions the same day.
Straight answers, so you know exactly what you're buying.
Unlike WordPress directory plugins that suffer from severe database query bloat, plugin conflicts, and slow page load times, PHP Business Directory is a high-performance, standalone portal engine engineered specifically for scaling business directories. Cloud-based SaaS builders charge hefty monthly subscription fees that scale exponentially as your listing database grows, taking a cut of your hard-earned profits. With PHP Business Directory, you get a clean, lightweight PHP architecture built for millisecond search speeds, built-in monetization, native appointment booking, interactive map search, and true lifetime ownership with zero recurring SaaS fees.
NetArt Media has been engineering premium, enterprise-grade PHP web scripts since 2003. With over two decades of hands-on software development experience, our team has powered over 1,000 successful business portals, web agencies, and digital entrepreneurs across the globe. When you invest in PHP Business Directory, you are acquiring a proven, highly secure platform backed by senior engineers who specialize in web directory architecture and portal scalability.
PHP Business Directory is a multi-channel revenue engine out of the box. You can create unlimited paid membership tiers (e.g., Free vs. Premium vs. Gold), charge vendors for featured home page placement, monetise business profile claim requests, sell targeted banner ad placements across categories, and charge for exclusive features like native calendar scheduling. Best of all, there are zero revenue shares or transaction fees—you keep 100% of every dollar your portal earns.
The biggest hurdle in launching a directory is acquiring initial content. PHP Business Directory allows you to pre-populate your portal with thousands of local business records to solve the "cold start" problem instantly. Unverified listings display a prominent "Claim This Business" button. When business owners discover their profile ranking on search engines, they request verification through the site. Once approved by your admin team, listing ownership transfers to the merchant, who can then be upsold to paid membership packages to unlock full profile editing, photo galleries, and booking tools.
Vendor profiles act as comprehensive digital storefronts designed to capture high-intent customer leads. Listed businesses can display a high-resolution logo, up to 5 showcase gallery photos, assign up to 3 industry categories, publish operating hours, embed interactive map directions, display click-to-call phone buttons, list direct website links, collect customer reviews, and accept direct message inquiries and online appointment bookings.