Download from Git/sco


 * Sin MediaWiki 1.19beta2, 1.18.2, 1.17.3, MediaWiki core n extensions uise fer version control. Fer aulder versions, see 

Git is distributed version control software that allows users to download the very latest version of a branch, without having to wait for someone to get around to packaging it. MediaWiki will release faster, and it'll be easier for you to update your installation, roll back an upgrade, or submit patches. (Of course always remember official stable releases are less risky.)

See Git for more details, particularly for making contributions. Below are some quick directions for a couple common tasks.

Prerequisites
You must have Git installed before you can use it. There are many different ways to acquire Git, depending on your operating system. For source and official binaries, check out git-scm.com. For alternative ways to install Git, use your favorite search engine to find instructions for your operating system.

It is recommended that you have composer installed to download and install third party libraries, but not required.

Doonlaid
You can currently download MediaWiki core (phase3 on SVN) using Git, as well as any extension currently installed on the Wikimedia Foundation server cluster.

The first step is tae clone the MediaWiki repositrie. This micht tak ae while.

Enter in the follaein oan yer commaunn line: git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/core.git

In the case that ye see "The requested URL returned error: 403" or "error: The requested URL returned error: 403 while accessing https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/core.git" ye need tae check yer git client version git --version n upgrade til at least git 1.7, versions 1:1.7.2.3-2.2~bpo50+1, 1.7.9.2 n 1.7.9.6 ar knawn tae wairk.

This clones the entire MediaWiki core repository into a subdirectory named core. The default 'branch' will be the cutting-edge, developer version of MediaWiki. Once the repository is cloned, you can easily switch to different branches or tags (see below), including those tracking stable versions of MediaWiki.

Download for development
Gif ye'v (n this is easie tae request): git clone ssh:// @gerrit.wikimedia.org:29418/mediawiki/core.git



Fetch external libraries
Starting with MediaWiki 1.25, some external libraries that MediaWiki requires are no longer in this "core" git repository. We use composer to manage them. To install these needed libraries:


 * Download and install composer, switch to the core directory and then run . Note that if you have an existing   file you will need to run   instead.


 * If you don't want to use composer, or if you want to use the same set of vendor libraries as used on the WMF production cluster, you can instead   to create a   directory inside the core folder of your MediaWiki installation.

WMF braunches
Remote branches track the MediaWiki versions used on the Wikimedia Foundation server cluster. These may not be entirely stable, but they receive very quick bug fixes and are generally stable enough – after all, these are what major projects such as Wikipedia are using. Once a REL* branch is considered 'stable', we 'tag' it and turn it into a tarball release.

Tae see whit braunches ar available, ye switch intil yer MediaWiki clone n issue the follaein commaunn: git branch -r | sort -V Muckle releases ar denoted bi "origin/REL ", e.g. "origin/". Tae switch til ae parteecular release braunch: git checkout -b REL origin/REL Fer example, tae switch til the nou stable version,, enter: git checkout -b origin/

MediaWiki tags (stable version)
Alternateevelie, speceefic stable versions o MediaWiki ar trackt uisin 'tags'. Thir ar analogis til the taurbaw releases. Ye can see the versions available wi: git tag -l | sort -V Uisin non GNU sort commaunn, like oan Mac OS X, ye hae tae relie oan the guid auld separaters: git tag -l | sort -n -t. -k1 -k2 -k3

Tae uise ae speceefeec tag: git checkout

Latest deveelopmant version o MediaWiki
The latest deveelopmant version o MediaWiki is trackt in the 'maister' braunch. This is whit's locallie checkt oot bi defaut whan ye first clone the MediaWiki repositrie. Gif ye'v switchy til anither braunch bit wid like tae switch back til uisin bleedin-edge MediaWiki, dae: git checkout master

Keepin up til date
Gif ye'r uisin ae parteecular braunch or the deveelopmant version o MediaWiki, pickin up the latest chynges is reallie easie. Chynge intil yer MediaWiki clone directerie n issue the pul commaunn: git pull Aw o the latest chynges fer the braunch that ye'r uisin will be applied.

Foreby, efter updatin/upgradin ye shid rin the MediaWiki Update screept fae the commaunn line: php maintenance/update.php

Switchin til ae differant version
Switchin til ae differant version o MediaWiki is faur simpler wi Git than wi SVN. Ilka o oor versions ar trackt aes braunches or tags. In order tae switch til yin o thir, aw that ye hae tae dae is 'checkoot' the parteecular braunch or tag that ye want fae wiin yer MediaWiki clone directerie: git checkout or git checkout The chynges will be applied autæmateeclie n ye'll be aw set tae gae.

Uisin Git tae doonlaid MediaWiki extensions

 * List of extensions in git

Download an extension

 *  should be replaced with the name of the extension you want to download, without spaces. For Extension:TitleKey, it would be TitleKey. (case sensitive!)

Doonlaid n clone aen extension fae Git:

cd /path/to/extensions git clone https: //gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/.git

Deveelopers clone wi: git clone ssh:// @gerrit.wikimedia.org:29418/mediawiki/extensions/.git Soorce code can be inspected wi:

 https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=mediawiki/extensions/.git;a=tree;h=refs/heads/master;hb=master

Doonlaid aw extensions
Gif ye prefer tae hae aw MediaWiki extensions that ar at gerrit.wikimedia.org checkt oot til yer machine, dae the follaein:

Tae update the extensions til thair latest versions, jist dae this:

To track a specific branch:

Remove an extension
Just remove the extension folder and remove the " " from.

Using Git to download MediaWiki skins

 * List of skins in git

MediaWiki 1.24 and later don't include skins in the Git download.

Follow the exact same procedure as for extensions (described in the previous section), but using  rather than   in all URLs and paths.

Detailed installation instructions are available on each skin's page here on MediaWiki.org, for example see Skin:Vector#Installation. Instructions for all other skins are analogous.

See ava

 * , aen alternate til doonlaidin fae Git
 * , aen alternate til doonlaidin fae Git