-2006-04-05
+2007-09-15
For system requirements, installation and upgrade details, see the files RELEASE-NOTES,
INSTALL, and UPGRADE.
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 5000+ requests per second range
-as of November 2005).
+multiple servers (Wikimedia sites peak in the 50000+ requests per second range
+as of January 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
Many thanks to the Wikimedia regulars for testing and suggestions.
-The official website for mediawiki is located at:
+The official website for MediaWiki is located at:
http://www.mediawiki.org/
Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at:
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ
+ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Development
Extensions are listed at:
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:MediaWiki_extensions
+ 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:
- http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
+ http://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:
- http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
+ http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
Developer discussion takes place at:
- http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
+ http://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.