MediaWiki

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 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.

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Notable features

• Namespaces
• Watchlists
• Templates

See also

• GetWiki: a fork.
• List of content management systems
• Comparison of content management systems

External links

• MediaWiki official homepage
• Download and project page on SourceForge
• MediaWiki on the Meta-Wiki, Wikimedia's meta website.
  • User's guide
  • Sites using MediaWiki