MediaWiki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MediaWiki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MediaWiki
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MediaWiki
MediaWiki

Maintainer: Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Stable release: 1.5 (October 5, 2005) [+/-]
Preview release: 1.5 (October 5, 2005) [+/-]
OS: Cross-platform
Genre: Wiki
License: GPL
Website: mediawiki.org

MediaWiki is a Wiki software package licensed under the GNU General Public License. It is a feature-rich wiki implementation written primarily for Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects but is also used by many other wikis.

It is written in PHP and uses an underlying MySQL relational database management system. Its logo symbolizes how its markup language uses double brackets ("[[","]]") to link articles together. MediaWiki is capable of interfacing with other, optional programs to improve performance and capabilities. Support for memcached, the Squid cache system, and TeX math rendering are all available in the current version. An extension and hook system allows users to add their own features and program interfaces.
Contents

* 1 History
o 1.1 Version 1.4
o 1.2 Version 1.5
* 2 Notable features
* 3 See also
* 4 External links

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History

MediaWiki was originally written for Wikipedia by the German student and developer Magnus Manske. The site previously used UseModWiki (aka by Wikipedians as "Phase I"), which used Perl, then switched to PHP with a new version ("Phase II") on January 25, 2002. The day is known within the Wikipedia community as Magnus Manske Day.