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
* Domas Mituzas
* Rob Church
* Jens Frank
-* Several others
+* 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[1]
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
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.
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+irc.freenode.net, and an unoffical support forum at www.mwusers.com.