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|wikinode URL = https://web.Archive.org/web/20161017183534/https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Node/de | |wikinode URL = https://web.Archive.org/web/20161017183534/https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Node/de | ||
|about URL = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Project:About | |about URL = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Project:About | ||
|documentation URL= https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Documentation | |||
|maintopic = Wiki Engine | |maintopic = Wiki Engine | ||
|status = Vibrant | |status = Vibrant | ||
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|s/w license = GNU General Public License | |s/w license = GNU General Public License | ||
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'''MediaWiki''' software is the {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} software package that runs this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site. Originally designed and developed for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] in {{tag| | '''MediaWiki''' software is the {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} software package that runs this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site. Originally designed and developed for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] in {{tag|FoundedIn2002|2002}} (though <u>not</u> the original Wikipedia wiki engine – that was the [[:Category:Perl|Perl]]-based [[:Category:UseModWiki|UseMod Wiki]]); MediaWiki is now used by the most active and [[WikisWithTheMostPages|largest wikis]], it is also used extensively, and exclusively by other {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) projects; along with many, many other independent [[:Category:Wiki|wikis]]. | ||
MediaWiki, written in {{tag|PHP}}, is probably the most widely deployed wiki engine {{tag|software}}. Some would argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features; but MediaWikis' design avoids many of the clutter/feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines, and its success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many clones, the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]. MediaWiki is a highly developed, feature-rich software that is released for {{tag|free software|free}} under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2), and requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage. | The initial 'pre-version' (known as 'Phase II software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January 2002. A 'Phase III software' became the first official MediaWiki, and was a substantial re-write by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this was first used on the English Wikipedia on 20 July 2002. MediaWiki is compiled and written in {{tag|PHP}}, and is probably the most widely deployed wiki engine {{tag|software}}. Some would argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features; but MediaWikis' design avoids many of the clutter / feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines, and its success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many clones, the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]. MediaWiki is a highly developed, feature-rich software that is released for {{tag|free software|free}} under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2), and requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage. | ||
Here are the [http://www.mwusers.com/forums/forum.php MediaWiki Users forums]. And this fellow found [http://www.cs.brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki/ all installs] of the code. | Here are the [http://www.mwusers.com/forums/forum.php MediaWiki Users forums].{{DeadEL}} And this fellow found [http://www.cs.brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki/ all installs] of the code. | ||
{{WikiEngineFeatures}} | {{WikiEngineFeatures}} | ||
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;See also | ;See also | ||
*[[MediaWiki.org]] — home wiki for discussion, help, development, and advice for use on the specific MediaWiki software | *[[MediaWiki.org]] — home wiki for discussion, help, development, and advice for use on the specific MediaWiki software | ||
*[https://lists. | *[https://lists.Wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki-announce – MediaWiki update and security announcements list] — at lists.Wikimedia.org | ||
*[https://lists. | *[https://lists.Wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l MediaWiki-l – MediaWiki announcements and site admin list] — at lists.Wikimedia.org | ||
*[[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farms]] | *[[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farms]] | ||
*[https://Twitter.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Twitter feed] — (rather dormant and inactive!) | *[https://Twitter.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Twitter feed] — (rather dormant and inactive!) | ||
*[https://Facebook.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Facebook page] | *[https://Facebook.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Facebook page] | ||
*[https://Facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group] | *[https://Facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group] | ||
*[ | *[https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php List of top 100 private MediaWikis] — from WikiStats by [[S23-Wiki|S23.org]] | ||
*[[mw:Help:Contents|Help:Contents]] — from [[MediaWiki.org]] | *[[mw:Help:Contents|Help:Contents]] — from [[MediaWiki.org]] | ||
*[[UseMod:Comparison_Of_Usemod_With_Mediawiki|Comparison of UseMod with MediaWiki]] — at [[:Category:UseModWiki|UseMod Wiki]] | |||
{{Wikimedia Foundation}} | {{Wikimedia Foundation}} | ||
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The [[wiki]]s in the [[Special:Categories|categories]] listed below are powered by the MediaWiki wiki engine. | The [[wiki]]s in the [[Special:Categories|categories]] listed below are powered by the MediaWiki wiki engine. | ||
{{CategoryTOC}} | {{CategoryTOC}} | ||