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cache * Introduced a new system for localisation caching. The system is based around fast fetches of individual messages, minimising memory overhead and startup time in the typical case. It handles both core messages (formerly in Language.php) and extension messages (formerly in MessageCache.php). Profiling indicates a significant win for average throughput. 2009-06-28 07:11:43 +00:00
docs Added: ActionBeforeFormDisplay, ActionModifyFormFields, ExtensionTypes, MaintenanceRefreshLinksInit and SpecialPasswordResetOnSubmit 2011-06-13 14:55:03 +00:00
extensions Follow up r74684 : use default path if MW_INSTALL_PATH is not present. 2010-10-30 11:43:03 +00:00
images * Fix for bug 28534: IE 6 content type detection again 2011-05-05 05:29:50 +00:00
includes (bug 29492) Long-running steps in the installer (such as Upgrade and Install) can sometimes timeout 2011-06-21 01:13:45 +00:00
languages (bug 29507) Change 'image link' to 'file link' in Special:Whatlinkshere 2011-06-20 23:59:38 +00:00
maintenance Moved action=info to an Action subclass; also changed display to use a table (a bit like Special:Statistics) with a column for the page and one for the talk page 2011-06-20 18:55:17 +00:00
mw-config HipHop improvements: 2011-05-30 13:49:09 +00:00
resources (bug 29443) Special:Undelete should invert checkboxes without reloading 2011-06-18 19:57:17 +00:00
serialized * Introduced a non-dummy collation for $wgCategoryCollation, namely UCA with default tables. 2011-01-17 14:02:22 +00:00
skins Align text right to ensure that the icons are pushed to the margin, and do not line left with the beginning of text as observed in translatewiki.net. 2011-06-19 13:44:48 +00:00
tests create images with orientation (had to use exiv2 hack, imagemagick not helpful) 2011-06-21 03:40:53 +00:00
api.php (bug 28840) If the query string hits bug 28235, redirect to a safer URL instead of showing an unhelpful error message. IE 6 will only use the extension of the final destination for its cache filename. 2011-06-03 05:32:51 +00:00
api.php5
COPYING * Reformatted several text documents to be a hybrid between wikitext and plain text, so that they look nicer in the new installer. 2010-12-06 13:30:24 +00:00
CREDITS Fix Bug #28344 - “Links doesn't work inside collapsible toggles” 2011-06-16 22:27:22 +00:00
FAQ Remove link to old FAQ on Meta (they should be officially consolidated)!, removed extra period at end of link. 2009-07-27 17:53:22 +00:00
HISTORY Revert r87542 and rename RELEASE-NOTES to keep them both in trunk and branch 2011-05-07 14:45:48 +00:00
img_auth.php * Added a REQUEST_URI check to the bug 28235 handling. 2011-06-06 11:59:20 +00:00
img_auth.php5
index.php As discussed in r85918 CR. Move everything from wfIndexMain() at index.php to MediaWiki class. 2011-06-18 14:50:26 +00:00
index.php5
INSTALL Require at least PHP 5.2.3. There's not much point increasing the minimum to 5.2.0, as I argued at http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2010-November/050138.html . But requiring 5.2.3 is a significant win. Updates r83217. 2011-03-14 10:42:07 +00:00
load.php (bug 28840) If the query string hits bug 28235, redirect to a safer URL instead of showing an unhelpful error message. IE 6 will only use the extension of the final destination for its cache filename. 2011-06-03 05:32:51 +00:00
load.php5 load.php5 support for r72349 2010-09-04 19:54:39 +00:00
opensearch_desc.php Same as r48631; added "@file" when needed, also added doc in redirect.php and install-utils.inc 2009-03-21 16:48:09 +00:00
opensearch_desc.php5
profileinfo.php HipHop improvements: 2011-05-30 13:49:09 +00:00
README Follow-up r79713: add authors to README as well 2011-01-07 22:13:14 +00:00
redirect.php HipHop improvements: 2011-05-30 13:49:09 +00:00
redirect.php5
redirect.phtml killed trailing ?> 2010-02-03 19:36:04 +00:00
RELEASE-NOTES-1.18 Fixes for r90105, r90193: 2011-06-16 05:52:16 +00:00
RELEASE-NOTES-1.19 (bug 29492) Long-running steps in the installer (such as Upgrade and Install) can sometimes timeout 2011-06-21 01:13:45 +00:00
StartProfiler.sample * Made the profiler work in HipHop: 2011-05-31 06:05:05 +00:00
thumb.php HipHop improvements: 2011-05-30 13:49:09 +00:00
thumb.php5
trackback.php HipHop improvements: 2011-05-30 13:49:09 +00:00
trackback.php5
UPGRADE UPGRADE updates: 2011-05-05 10:37:20 +00:00
wiki.phtml killed trailing ?> 2010-02-03 19:36:04 +00:00

2008-11-11

For system requirements, installation and upgrade details, see the files 
RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE.

== MediaWiki ==

MediaWiki is the software used for Wikipedia [http://www.wikipedia.org/] and the
other Wikimedia Foundation websites. Compared to other wikis, it has an
excellent range of features and support for high-traffic websites using
multiple servers (Wikimedia sites peak in the 60000+ requests per second range
as of November 2008).

While quite usable on smaller sites, you may find you have to "roll your own"
local documentation, and some aspects of configuration may seem overcomplicated
because MediaWiki is primarily targeted as an in-house tool.

The MediaWiki software was written by:
* Lee Daniel Crocker
* Magnus Manske
* Jan Hidders
* Brion Vibber
* Axel Boldt
* Geoffrey T. Dairiki
* Tomasz Wegrzanowski
* Erik Moeller
* Tim Starling
* Gabriel Wicke
* Ashar Voultoiz
* Evan Prodromou
* Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
* Niklas Laxström
* Domas Mituzas
* Rob Church
* Jens Frank
* Yuri Astrakhan
* Aryeh Gregor
* Aaron Schulz
* Andrew Garrett
* Raimond Spekking
* Alexandre Emsenhuber
* Siebrand Mazeland
* Chad Horohoe
* Roan Kattouw
* Trevor Pascal
* Bryan Tong Minh
* Sam Reed
* Several others (view CREDITS for a more complete list)

The contributors hold the copyright to this work, and it is licensed under the
terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later (see
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative works and later
versions of the code must be free software licensed under the same or a
compatible license. This includes "extensions" that use MediaWiki functions or
variables; see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins for
details.

The Wikimedia Foundation currently has no legal rights to the software.

Sections of code written exclusively by Lee Crocker or Erik Moeller are also
released into the public domain, which does not impair the obligations of users
under the GPL for use of the whole code or other sections thereof.

MediaWiki makes use of the Sajax Toolkit by modernmethod, 
http://www.modernmethod.com/sajax/ which has the following license:

	'This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution
	License. To view a copy of this license, visit
	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ or send a letter
	to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way,
	Stanford, California 94305, USA.'

MediaWiki use Creative Commons license marks to points to their online
licenses. This content is trademarked and used under a specific license
available at http://creativecommons.org/policies#trademark
The restricted content is:

* skins/common/images/cc-by-nc-sa.png
* skins/common/images/cc-by-sa.png

Many thanks to the Wikimedia regulars for testing and suggestions.

The official website for MediaWiki is located at:

	http://www.mediawiki.org/

The code is currently maintained in a Subversion repository at
svn.wikimedia.org. See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Subversion for details.

Please report bugs and make feature requests in our Bugzilla system:

* https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/

Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at:

* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Development

Extensions are listed at:

* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Extensions

If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, it is highly
recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-announce:

* https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce

The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for announcements
of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues.

A higher volume support mailing list can be found at:

* https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

Developer discussion takes place at:

* https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

There is also a development and support channel #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net,
and an unoffical support forum at www.mwusers.com.