Manual:api.php

MediaWiki File: api.php
Location:	/
Source code:	HEAD • 1.18beta1 1.18.1 • 1.17.2
Classes:	None

The api.php file is the external access point for the MediaWiki API. See API:Main page for details on using the API.

Actions taken

Several actions are taken by api.php, including:

• Check for PHP version 5.2.3 or higher and exit with an error message if a lower version is found.
• Include WebStart.php.
• Check if the API is enabled ($wgEnableAPI).
• Do some stuff to make cross-site requests to the API possible. See Manual:$wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains.
• Construct an ApiMain object with the arguments passed via the URL and call its execute() method to do the actual API stuff.
• Do any deferred updates.
• Do some logging.

See also

• API:Main page