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|s/w license      = GNU General Public License
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[http://www.MediaWiki.org MediaWiki.org] is the homepage of [[MediaWiki]] software, the {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} software package that runs this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site.  Originally designed for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] (though <u>not</u> the original Wikipedia wiki engine); now one of the most active and [[WikisWithTheMostPages|largest wikis]], it is also used extensively by other [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] projects; along with many, many other independent [[wiki]]s.
[http://www.MediaWiki.org MediaWiki.org] is the homepage of [[MediaWiki]] software, the {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} software package that runs this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site.  Originally designed for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] (though <u>not</u> the original Wikipedia wiki engine); now one of the most active and [[WikisWithTheMostPages|largest wikis]], it is also used extensively by other {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} 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 the design avoids many of the clutter/feature–creep problems which 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''', 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 the design avoids many of the clutter/feature–creep problems which 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 datastorage,


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].  And this fellow found [http://www.cs.brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki/ all installs] of the code.
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*[http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group]
*[http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group]
*[http://s23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php List of top 100 private MediaWikis], from WikiStats by s23.org
*[http://s23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php List of top 100 private MediaWikis], from WikiStats by s23.org
*[[mw:Help:Contents|Help:Contents]] — from MediaWiki
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The wikis in this [[Special:Categories|category]] listed below are powered by the MediaWiki wiki engine.
The [[wiki]]s in this [[Special:Categories|category]] listed below are powered by the MediaWiki wiki engine.

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