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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 | [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 | The [[wiki]]s in this [[Special:Categories|category]] listed below are powered by the MediaWiki wiki engine. | ||
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