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This is PART 1: Introduction - General Information and Architecture of the [[Documentation|MediaWiki documentation]]. | This is PART 1: Introduction - [http://www.writers-write.co.uk Essay writing] | ||
General Information and Architecture of the [[Documentation|MediaWiki documentation]]. | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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This is a general, non-technical introduction to the WikiMedia software. | This is a general, non-technical introduction to the WikiMedia software. | ||
=== Some Basic Terminology: MediaWiki, WikiMedia, and Wikipedia === | === Some Basic Terminology: MediaWiki, [http://www.writers-write.co.uk/article-buy-essay.php uk essay writing] WikiMedia, and Wikipedia === | ||
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; ''Wikipedia'' : Wikipedia is the Encyclopedia project, that initiated the development of the MediaWikiSoftware. For a project's description and its history see here [] and here []. [http://www.dissertationmojo.co.uk/pricing/ buy-Dissertation]There are several more or less official Sister projects like Wiktionary [http://wiktionary.org/], Wikibooks, [http://wikibooks.org/], and Wikiquote, [http://wikiquote.org/], as well as "unofficial" derivates, all of them using the MediaWiki software.[http://www.essaymojo.co.uk/dissertation-proposal.php Dissertation Proposal] | [http://www.customessayhelp.com/custom-essay-help.html custom essays] | [http://www.dissertationmojo.co.uk/dissertation-topics/ dissertation topics] | ; ''Wikipedia'' : Wikipedia is the Encyclopedia project, that initiated the development of the MediaWikiSoftware. For a project's description and its history see here [] and here [http://www.writers-write.co.uk/custom-assignment-help.php assignment help] . [http://www.dissertationmojo.co.uk/pricing/ buy-Dissertation]There are several more or less official Sister projects like Wiktionary [http://wiktionary.org/], Wikibooks, [http://wikibooks.org/], and Wikiquote, [http://wikiquote.org/], as well as "unofficial" derivates, all of them using the MediaWiki software.[http://www.essaymojo.co.uk/dissertation-proposal.php Dissertation Proposal] | [http://www.customessayhelp.com/custom-essay-help.html custom essays] | [http://www.dissertationmojo.co.uk/dissertation-topics/ dissertation topics] [http://www.writers-write.co.uk/statistics-help.php statistics help] | ||
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=== What is MediaWiki? === | === What is MediaWiki? === | ||
MediaWiki is the software program released under the GNU GPL that runs Wikipedia [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia] and other Wikimedia projects [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia] [http://www.easyessayhelp.com essay writing]. It is developed by contributors to these projects. | MediaWiki is the software program released under the GNU GPL that runs Wikipedia [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia] and other Wikimedia projects [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia] [http://www.easyessayhelp.com essay writing]. [http://www.writers-write.co.uk/dissertation-writing-help.php Dissertation writing service] It is developed by contributors to these projects. | ||
MediaWiki is a [[en:WikiWiki|WikiWiki]], meaning that anyone can easily edit any article and have those changes posted immediately. The software contains a lot of [[Documentation:Features|features]], also. If you want to learn more about editing and other aspect of [http://www.easyessayhelp.com/research-paper.php research paper] the user's point of view, you might want to read the | MediaWiki is a [[en:WikiWiki|WikiWiki]], meaning that anyone can easily edit any article and have those changes posted immediately. The software contains a lot of [[Documentation:Features|features]], also. If you want to learn more about editing and other aspect of [http://www.easyessayhelp.com/research-paper.php research paper] the user's point of view, [http://www.writers-write.co.uk/custom-accounting-help.php accounting assignment help] you might want to read the | ||
* [[User's Guide]] | * [[User's Guide]] | ||
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[http://www.easyessayhelp.com/write-my-essay.php write my essay] 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". | [http://www.easyessayhelp.com/write-my-essay.php write my essay] 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, [http://www.writers-write.co.uk/finance-assignment-help.php finance assignment help] the software was known as "Wikipedia software Phase III". | ||
The MediaWiki Project is hosted at Sourceforge [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/]; if you're interested in the code, you might want to read the following pages: | The MediaWiki Project is hosted at Sourceforge [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/]; if you're interested in the code, you might want to read the following pages: | ||
* [[Documentation: Developer's Guide|Developer's Guide]], and | * [[Documentation: Developer's Guide|Developer's Guide]], and | ||
* [[How to become a MediaWiki hacker|How to become a MediaWiki hacker]]. | * [[How to become a MediaWiki hacker|How to become a MediaWiki hacker]]. | ||
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The current MediaWiki software is built on top of an ''AMP'' environment; in this case, this means, that MediaWiki utilizes | The current MediaWiki software is built on top of an ''AMP'' environment; in this case, this means, that MediaWiki utilizes | ||
* the [[en:Apache|Apache httpd]] [[en:Web server|web server]] for delivering web pages, | * the [[en:Apache|Apache httpd]] [[en:Web server|web server]] for delivering web pages, | ||
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* the [[en:DBMS|relational database management system]] [[en:MySQL|MySQL]] as a database backend for storing the content, and | * the [[en:DBMS|relational database management system]] [[en:MySQL|MySQL]] as a database backend for storing the content, and | ||
* the [[en:Scripting language|scripting language]] [[en:PHP|PHP]] for the application logic that glues together these components. | * the [[en:Scripting language|scripting language]] [[en:PHP|PHP]] for the application logic that glues together these components. | ||
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== System Requirements == | == System Requirements == | ||
The MediaWiki software typically runs in a [[en:LAMP|LAMP]] environment on the i386 platform. (This is the primary/reference platform.) It is also possible to run the MediaWiki software efficiently under Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X. | The MediaWiki software typically runs in a [[en:LAMP|LAMP]] environment on the i386 platform. [http://www.writers-write.co.uk/computer-programming-help.php computer programming assignment] (This is the primary/reference platform.) It is also possible to run the MediaWiki software efficiently under Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X. | ||
=== Software === | === Software === | ||
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Everything you need to run a MediaWiki server is available as Open Source Software. | Everything you need to run a MediaWiki server is available as Open Source Software. | ||
* Operating system: Several platforms are possible, including GNU/Linux, 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. | * Operating system: Several platforms are possible, including GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Apple MacOS X. The software is being developed under GNU/Linux, [http://www.headlicetreatmentworld.com/ head lice treatment] 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. | * Apache httpd, version 1.3 or 2.0 - Open Source. | ||
* MySQL daemon, version 4.x - Open Source. | * MySQL daemon, version 4.x - Open Source. | ||