MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now also used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis.This wiki is for the documentation, discussion and development of the MediaWiki software, the software which powers websites like Wikipedia and other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, as well as many other wikis around the world. It is kindly hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
All textual content of MediaWiki.org is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain.
Installation Guide
For experienced users, here is the quick version of the installation instructions.
These instructions are deliberately brief. There is a lot that could go wrong, so if in doubt, you are advised to read the full instructions on the official site.
Features:
Multimedia and Extensions
Minimum Requirements:
1) A web server (Apache)
2) PHP version 5.3.2 or later
3) MySQL 5.0.2 or later
Download Free MediaWiki Clone PHP Script
All textual content of MediaWiki.org is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), except for pages that explicitly state that their contents are in the public domain.
Installation Guide
For experienced users, here is the quick version of the installation instructions.
- Check that your system meets the minimum requirements
- Download MediaWiki (direct link to latest version) and extract the archive to a web-accessible folder on your server.
- Point your browser to the directory where MediaWiki was extracted (e.g., http://[domain]/mediawiki/index.php). If installed on a local machine, replace [domain] with localhost. If installed on a remote server, replace [domain] with your servers domain name (eg: www.myserver.com).
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
These instructions are deliberately brief. There is a lot that could go wrong, so if in doubt, you are advised to read the full instructions on the official site.
Features:
- Links with shortcuts, arrangement depends on skin.
- Skins: Different ways to present the site.
- Monobook, a modern skin with accesskeys and tooltips.
- User styles: Users can adapt the look and feel of the site through custom CSS on their user pages.
- "Stub" threshold: Users can see links to articles below a certain size rendered in a different color.
- Printable versions of articles can be generated.
- Auto-number headings in an article (optional).
- Intra-page Anchors (automatically generated for headings, and also with <div id="tagname">...</div>).
- Automatically generate a table of contents for long articles (optional).
- Automatically turn ISBN numbers into links to an editable list of booksellers.
- XHTML- or HTML5-compatible output (or darn close to it), tidy integration.
Multimedia and Extensions
- File upload feature allows to upload graphics or sound files, see Special:Upload to see in operation, and Uploading files for description. Uploaded files are listed on Recent Changes and they are also logged on Special:Log/upload.
- Mathematical formulas using LaTeX syntax: see texvc
- Automatic resizing of images using ImageMagick or libgd, simple syntax for image captions and image alignment
- WikiHiero for Egyptian hieroglyphs (needs separate installed components)
- EasyTimeline for time charts (needs separate installed components)
Minimum Requirements:
1) A web server (Apache)
2) PHP version 5.3.2 or later
3) MySQL 5.0.2 or later
Download Free MediaWiki Clone PHP Script
