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After it was discovered that the [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]] software was not adequate nor appropriate to power a wiki-based [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], a new software solution was required for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. The initial 'pre-version' software (known as 'Phase II (2) software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and was used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January {{tag|Founded in 2002|2002}}. A 'Phase III (3) software' became the first 'official' <u>'''MediaWiki'''</u> software, and this was a substantial re-write of Phase II by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this new 'MediaWiki' software was first used on the [[English Wikipedia]] on 20 July 2002. | After it was discovered that the [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]] software was not adequate nor appropriate to power a wiki-based [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], a new software solution was required for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. The initial 'pre-version' software (known as 'Phase II (2) software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and was used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January {{tag|Founded in 2002|2002}}. A 'Phase III (3) software' became the first 'official' <u>'''MediaWiki'''</u> software, and this was a substantial re-write of Phase II by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this new 'MediaWiki' software was first used on the [[English Wikipedia]] on 20 July 2002. | ||
MediaWiki is compiled and written in the {{tag|PHP}} programming language, and is probably one of the most widely deployed wiki engines in the global [[wikisphere]]. Some might argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features, and some have commented that MediaWiki has now become [[:Category:Bloatware|bloatware]];[https://getwiki.net/-GetWiki:Overview] however, MediaWikis' design,<!--avoids many of the clutter / feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines--> and its prolific success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many | MediaWiki is compiled and written in the {{tag|PHP}} programming language, and is probably one of the most widely deployed wiki engines in the global [[wikisphere]]. Some might argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features, and some have commented that MediaWiki has now become [[:Category:Bloatware|bloatware]];[https://getwiki.net/-GetWiki:Overview] however, MediaWikis' design,<!--avoids many of the clutter / feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines--> and its prolific success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many {{Cambridge-Dictionary|clone}}s, or '[[:Category:Fork|forks]]', the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] (now {{Cambridge-Dictionary|branded}} as Fandom), along with [[:Category:GetWiki|GetWiki]] (created for [[Wikinfo|Wikinfo.org]]). MediaWiki is extremely highly (and constantly) developed, it is feature-rich, {{tag|open source}}, and is now very complex {{tag|free software}}, that is released under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2). MediaWiki requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage; it can <u>not</u> use 'flat-file' data storage. | ||
In December [[:Category:Founded in 2008|2008]], a guy found [[Archive.org:20130121165457/http://CS.Brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki|all open installs]] ([[Archive.org]] link) of the MediaWiki code. And until mid-[[:Category:Founded in 2013|2013]], there used to be the [[Archive.org:20130508132829/http://MWusers.com/forums/forum.php|MediaWiki Users forums]] (Archive.org link). | In December [[:Category:Founded in 2008|2008]], a guy found [[Archive.org:20130121165457/http://CS.Brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki|all open installs]] ([[Archive.org]] link) of the MediaWiki code. And until mid-[[:Category:Founded in 2013|2013]], there used to be the [[Archive.org:20130508132829/http://MWusers.com/forums/forum.php|MediaWiki Users forums]] (Archive.org link). | ||
;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information | ;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information | ||
:add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – | :add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – {{Cambridge-Dictionary|eg|e.g.}} <code><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki language|language]] interface versions will automatically convert this to their actual language). Dependent on MW software {{Mw|version}}, there is a number called 'Content pages', or on earlier MW versions 'pages that are probably legitimate content pages'; use <u>that</u> lower number. Ignore the (often much larger) 'all pages in the wiki, including redirects' number. It is also possible to [https://wiki.S23.org/wiki/Wikistats/Add_private_wiki add a private MediaWiki site] entry to the WikiStats by S23 [[Archive.org:20200205103323/http://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php?sort=good_desc,total_desc&th=0&lines=1500|list of MediaWiki sites]] system (at [[S23-Wiki]]), which tracks various [[:Category:Statistics|statistics]] of MediaWiki-powered wiki sites. | ||
;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] (wF) information | ;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] (wF) information | ||
:go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – e.g. <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>. | :go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – e.g. <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>. | ||