User:DanielRenfro/Mediawiki tidbits

index.php

 * WebStart.php
 * get the request time, set $IP, define the MEDIAWIKI constant
 * require Init.php
 * require AutoLoader.php
 * A large array of class-name mapped to file-location. PHP allows for special handling of autloaded classes
 * require Profiler.php
 * require Defines.php
 * Lots and lots of global-level constants, things like:
 * database related: DB_MASTER, DB_SLAVE
 * namespace related: NS_SPECIAL</tt>
 * cache-types, media-types, date-format-selectors, edit-flags,
 * require StartProfiler.php</tt>
 * check for LocalSettings.php</tt>
 * require LocalSettings.php</tt>
 * require SeleniumWebSettings.php</tt> if enabled
 * setup output buffering (require OutputHandler.php</tt>)
 * require Setup.php</tt>
 * holy geez a lot happens here.