'''MediaWiki''' is a [[Wiki software]] package licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]]. It is written in [[PHP programming language|PHP]] and uses an underlying [[MySQL]] [[relational database]].
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MediaWiki was originally written for [[Wikipedia]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Magnus_Manske Magnus Manske]. The site previously used [[UseModWiki]] (aka "Phase I"), and switched to the new version ("Phase II") on [[January 25]], [[2002]]. The day is known within the Wikipedia community as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Magnus_Manske_Day Magnus Manske Day], after the original author of the new software.
A further rewritten and improved version of the Phase II software was at one time known as "Phase III". It was renamed MediaWiki in recognition that the software was capable of supporting not only Wikipedia but also other projects, and that a more meaningful system of version numbers was needed. The software was named MediaWiki as a play on [[Wikimedia Foundation]], the Wikipedia parent organization. The name is occasionally criticised for its similarity to "Wikimedia", which leads to confusion among people new to the project .
The current stable version of MediaWiki is 1.3.8, which was released on [[November 15]], [[2004]].
The current stable version of MediaWiki is 1.3.8, which was released on [[November 15]], [[2004]].
==See also==
==See also==
*[[GetWiki]]: a [[Fork (software)|fork]].
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==External links==
* [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/ MediaWiki on Sourceforge]
* [[m:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] [[m:Help:Index|users guide]] and [[m:Sites using MediaWiki|sites using MediaWiki]] on [[Wikimedia]]'s meta-wiki site
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