Oct 28, 2025 · MediaWiki is free software licensed under version 2 (or later version) of the GNU General Public License. Because MediaWiki is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty, to …

Jun 19, 2024 · MediaWiki is a free server-based wiki software, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It's designed to serve a website that gets millions of hits per day.

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Oct 22, 2025 · Welcome to MediaWiki.org help pages These help pages are about the MediaWiki software itself. Many MediaWiki-powered wikis link here for technical documentation. If you …

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Dec 11, 2024 · This page focuses on technical documentation for MediaWiki and related software, including the infrastructure, tools and other technologies that power Wikimedia projects.

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Oct 8, 2025 · The "Wikipedia software" was officially named "MediaWiki" in July, as wordplay by Daniel Mayer on the Wikimedia Foundation's name. What was thought at the time to be a …

Jul 3, 2025 · Since MediaWiki 1.25, structured logging is supported via Monolog for all channels, including the "error" channel. For silenced errors, you use the "silenced-error" channel added …

Jul 13, 2025 · If you are upgrading from MediaWiki 1.5 or newer to 1.35, you can upgrade in one step, from your old version to the latest stable version. The vast majority of reports, as well as …