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−	~~== Where to go from here ==~~
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−	* If you want to setup a MediaWiki on your own, go to the [[Help:Administrator's Guide\|Administrator's Guide]].
−	* If you want see MediaWiki live, go to [[Wikipedia:en:Main Page\|Wikipedia]] or one of its sister sites.
−	* If you want to learn how to use MediaWiki, go to the [[Help:Reader]] or [[Help:Editor]].
−	* If you want to dive right into the code, read [[Help:Hacker]].
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−	~~== Revision History (Changelog) ==~~
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−	* Wikipedia software Phase I - UseMod software [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/UseMod]. Until early 2002 it was used to run all versions of Wikipedia. Currently it is still used for a number of language versions, including Finnish, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian and Lower Saxon. They are planned to be converted to MediaWiki, see m:Wikipedia software upgrade status [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_software_upgrade_status].
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−	* Wikipedia software Phase II - first implementation in LAMP/AMP by Magnus Manske [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Magnus_Manske]. It was switched from UseModWiki software ("Phase I") to new software, written especially for Wikipedia using the PHP programming language, on January 25, 2002 ("Phase II").
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−	* Wikipedia software Phase III [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PHP_script]
−	:On Saturday, July 20, 2002, Wikipedia moved to a new high-capacity server and new, hopefully more efficient, software base. The new software was designed to look and behave as similarly to the previous phase II software as possible, but a few new features and changes should be noted:
−	~~:* A whole new system for uploading and using images to illustrate your articles.~~
−	~~:* Search function now indexes 2- and 3-letter words.~~
−	~~:* New side-by-side diffs of article changes.~~
−	~~:* "Floating" sidebar option for some modern web browsers.~~
−	~~:* A few minor changes to wikitext syntax (see wikipedia:How does one edit a page)~~
−	~~:* Since anonymous users, while not having user pages, still have user contributions pages, their IP numbers in lists like Recentchanges and article histories link to their contributions.~~
−	~~:* Support for maths formulae using Wikipedia:TeX markup~~
−	~~:* Better support for auto-posting "bots"~~
−	~~:* A new static page caching system has greatly reduced system load~~
−	~~:* The database server and the page server now run on separate machines~~
−	:The Phase III software is robust, and under active development. Many more features have been, and are expected to be, added to the Phase III software, together with bug fixes and improvements in stability. You are encouraged to submit bug reports.
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−	* Wikipedia software Phase III = MediaWiki - based on LAMP/AMP. The name "MediaWiki" was coined by Wikipedia contributor Daniel Mayer as a play on Wikimedia.[http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-July/010966.html] Before that, the software was known as "Wikipedia software Phase III"; it was replaced by what is now called MediaWiki in June 2002.
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−	* "Wikipedia software Phase IV" [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Software_Phase_IV], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:wikitech-l].
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−	* The next version of the software is Phase IV.
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	== Where to go from here ==		== Where to go from here ==

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−	~~== Project Communication - Getting in contact and keeping in touch ==~~
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−	~~Most of the communication within the MediaWiki project is managed through three channels:~~
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−	* [[m:Talk pages]] - for associated discussions about a specific page or topic;
−	* [[m:Mailing list\|Mailing lists]] - for general, asynchronous discussions, questions and answers, and announcements,
−	* [[m:IRC]] - for real time communication, especially for active developers and contributors.
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	== Revision History (Changelog) ==		== Revision History (Changelog) ==

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−	~~== Structure: Orientation on the Web Site(s) ==~~
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−	~~This section gives you a short introduction about the MediaWiki, Wikipedia, Wikimedia, and associated websites - what they are, what you can find there, and why you might want to check them out.~~
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−	* Wikipedia - English, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page] etc. - Great to see what can be done with the MediaWiki software, to learn about the conventions used in Wiki editing, and to see lots of helpful markup samples.
−	* September 11 Memorial Wiki, [http://sep11.wikipedia.org/] - Another example of the MediaWiki software in use.
−	* Wikipedia database download, [http://download.wikipedia.org/]
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−	~~== Licensing ==~~
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−	* The MediaWiki software is licensed under terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
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−	* The content created by the MediaWiki can be licensed under terms of the [[m:GNU Free Documentation License\|GNU Free Documentation License]], as it has been done on Wikipedia and Wiktionary, but you are free to choose another type of licensing.
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−	~~See also: [[Project:Copyrights\|Copyrights]].~~
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	== Feature list ==		== Feature list ==

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−	~~== Feature list ==~~
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−	You may wonder if you should use [[m:MediaWiki]] for your own wiki. This depends on what kind of wiki you want to run. Wikipedia's software has many useful features that grew out of the needs of the users and the ideas of the developers -- but features also mean complexity. The functionality can be overwhelming, even though we try to do everything we can to keep things easy to use. Complexity also means that there are lots of places where you may have to customize the script for your own use.
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−	Before you decide to use the Wikipedia script, please do take a look at other Wiki Engines and see if one of them might meet your requirements better. For small wikis, [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl UseMod] is always a safe bet -- it supports <nowiki>[[free links]]</nowiki> (as opposed to [[m::en:CamelCase\|CamelCase]]) and does not need (or support) a database. This is, of course, also a bottleneck in terms of functionality.
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−	~~=== Multimedia and extensions ===~~
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−	*'''File upload feature''' allows the upload of graphics or sound files, see [[m:special:Upload]]. Uploaded files are listed on Recent Changes and they are also logged on [[m:log:Uploads]].
−	* '''Mathematical formulas using LaTeX syntax''': see [[m:texvc]]
−	* '''Automatic resizing''' of images using ImageMagick or libgd, simple syntax for image captions and image alignment
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−	~~=== Keeping track of edits ===~~
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−	*'''Watchlist''' Every page has a link "Watch this article for me". Use [[m:special:Watchlist]] to track changes on the articles you declared an interest in; watched articles are also bolded in the [[m:Special:Recentchanges\|Recent changes]] list .
−	*'''User contributions''' in the sidebar of each user page list all articles the user has worked on, according to the database.
−	* '''Extended recent changes''' with dynamic collapsing of edits to the same article and quick links to diff the edit, show the article history, show the user page, show the user talk page, or block the user (for sysops)
−	*'''"Related changes":''' View a filtered version of Recent Changes to the pages linked from the current page.
−	*'''Side-by-side diffs''' - the diffs are shown side-by-side, and changed portions of lines are highlighted, making it much easier to see what's what. Additionally, a diff is shown during an edit conflict so you can see exactly what you need to reintegrate.
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−	~~=== Structure and syntax ===~~
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−	* '''Editing syntax based on UseMod''', with support for mixing wiki-syntax and HTML. Only free links are supported for linking, not CamelCase (deliberate design decision).
−	*'''Namespaces''' allow content separation (to address the namespace, use the <nowiki>[[Namespace:Page title]]</nowiki> syntax). Discussion pages are separate from article pages, "meta" project pages can be separated from content pages, image pages are used for image descriptions.
−	*'''Word-extension linking''': If you include a link of the form <nowiki>[[war]]s</nowiki>, or <nowiki>[[war]]time</nowiki>, the system will automatically display it as if you had typed <nowiki>[[war\|wars]]</nowiki> or <nowiki>[[war\|wartime]]</nowiki>, respectively, saving some typing.
−	*'''Parenthetical hiding''' If you include a link of the form <nowiki>[[kernel (mathematics)\|]]</nowiki>, the parenthetical portion will be hidden in the link: [[m:kernel (mathematics)\|kernel]]. This is useful for disambiguating different meanings of a word without making linking too difficult or cluttering up the text of articles. This also works with cropping out namespaces when you want a cleaner-looking link: <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:copyrights\|]]</nowiki> at English Wikipedia becomes [[w:en:Project:copyrights\|copyrights]]
−	*'''Link to individual sections''' of an article, e.g. [[m:MediaWiki roadmap#Version 1.4]] (these links may become invalid if sections are retitled or removed)
−	*Support for '''subpages''' (link to "Foo/Bar" from "Foo" by just typing "/Bar", "Foo/Bar" contains a backlink to "Foo"), these can be enabled or disabled by namespace (e.g., Wikipedia currently supports subpages on discussion pages, to make archiving easy, and on user pages, to give users space for personal pages)
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−	~~=== Editing ===~~
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−	* '''Section editing.''' Users can enable an option that allows them to edit individual sections of an article (separated by headlines) instead of loading the entire article.
−	*'''Edit toolbar''' (JavaScript-based) for formatting text as bold, italic etc. (fully works in Mozilla and IE, other browsers use it to show the syntax, but cannot format text inside the textarea because their JavaScript implementation does not support it). If JavaScript is disabled, the toolbar is not shown.
−	* '''Edit summary''' which is shown in "Recent changes"
−	*'''Double click editing''': Users can enable an option that allows them to edit articles by double clicking them.
−	*'''Edit preview''' (can be shown before or after edit box)

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−	~~== System Requirements ==~~
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−	The MediaWiki software typically runs in a [[w:en:LAMP (software bundle)\|LAMP]] environment on the i386 and SPARC platform. (This is the primary/reference platform.) It is also possible to run the MediaWiki software efficiently under SUN, Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.
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−	~~=== Software ===~~
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−	~~Everything you need to run a MediaWiki server is available as Open Source Software.~~
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−	* Operating system: Several platforms are possible, including GNU/Linux, BSD, Sun, Microsoft Windows, and Apple MacOS X. The software is being developed under GNU/Linux, and the recommended environment is a GNU/Linux distribution, also; we recommend Debian GNU/Linux, because this comes closest to the ideals of the Wikipedia, but in this area you are free to choose.
−	* Apache httpd, version 1.3 or 2.0 - Open Source.
−	* MySQL daemon, version 4.x - Open Source.
−	* PHP scripting environment, version 4.3 - Open Source.
−	* MediaWiki software - Open Source.
−	* Some web browser - lots of options are available as Open Source.
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−	~~=== Hardware ===~~
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−	* x86 hardware architecture (Intel, AMD etc.) recommended, some other architectures are possible (e.g. PowerPC w/ Mac OS X/ SPARC).
−	* Memory - depending on the planned usage everything is possible starting with about 96 MB of RAM (?); for best performance, the complete database should fit into the RAM.
−	* Disk space - also depending on your requirements; if you want to start a small WikiWikiWeb on your own, a few Megabytes of disk space will be enough. If you want to completely mirror the English Wikipedia with all images, you'll need at least 3 Gigabytes (?)
−	* Network Interface Card (NIC) - anything that is supported by your operating system can be used.
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−	~~=== Networking ===~~
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−	* The MediaWiki software can run locally on a computer without a network connection. You might use MediaWiki this way to serve as a powerful [[w:en:Personal Information Management\|Personal Information Management]] (PIM) system.
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−	* MediaWiki can run on a [[w:en:Local Area Network\|Local Area Network]] (LAN) computer. This is useful as a enterprise wide collaboration tool for universities or corporations..
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−	* For public access, MediaWiki must run on a computer connected to the [[w:en:Internet\|Internet]]. The computer may use a [[w:en:static IP address\|static IP address]] defined in a [[w:en:Domain Name Server\|Domain Name Server]] (DNS) entry or a [[w:en:dynamic IP address\|dynamic IP address]] registered with a [[w:en:Dynamic DNS\|Dynamic DNS]] service.
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