Manual:Contents

Users

System Administrators

Developers

This is a technical manual for the MediaWiki software. It contains information for developers and system administrators on installing, managing and developing for the MediaWiki software.

This manual is not for end users of MediaWiki. If you are looking for documentation to help you use MediaWiki, read the MediaWiki Handbook.

Main sections

For system administrators Installation Guide to setting up a new MediaWiki installation. Download | Installing | Initial configuration Alphabetical list of settings | Settings listed by function System administration Guide to do administrative tasks on your wiki. Backing up | Maintenance scripts Upgrading Guide to upgrade your MediaWiki installation. More on Sysadmin hub .

For developers Architecture An overview of the key parts of MediaWiki's source code. Code | Global object variables | Doxygen-generated documentation Database layout Details about the database architecture used by MediaWiki. MySQL/MariaDB | PostgreSQL | SQLite Developing extensions An overview of the ways to create a new MediaWiki extension. Hooks | Parser functions | Tag | Special page | Skins Web access Details about query string parameters that can be passed to MediaWiki access scripts. index.php | api.php More on Developer hub .

Others

MediaWiki FAQ

Frequently asked questions about MediaWiki.

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