Manual talk:What is MediaWiki?

Proposed merger

The content on How does MediaWiki work? seems to overlap a lot with this page. Also, How does MediaWiki work? doesn't actually explain how the software work - it explains what the software is. I recognize these were originally intended for different audiences - but I think with a little effort they can serve both purposes. Varnent 19:40, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Varnent, I am inclined to agree with you. In fact, it almost seems to me that the page What is MediaWiki? is more descriptive of the content of How does MediaWiki work?! Both pages are brief, which is perfectly fine. However there is overlap. How does MediaWiki work? should probably include additional content about how the software does work. The explanation of what the software is, that exists at present on the How does MediaWiki work page, could be moved nearly intact, perhaps shortened a bit, to the What is MediaWiki page, I think?

--FeralOink 13:27, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Done :) Varnent 20:32, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

That is wonderful, Varnent! I look forward to reading your work, the combination and so forth. Thank you! FeralOink 11:07, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi

Hello I am new to mediawiki and i would like to know if it is any good. 82.0.74.160 09:16, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

login/ password

hi, after three time install of mediawiki i cant login. And the password by email will not work. Of course, i gave it my email adrress. Greating 94.220.179.23 11:31, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Im no expert, but it may be a glitch with the MediaWiki software. ~ Felicia777 (talk) 22:53, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

Sorry I learned something new with this typing in 4 (~~~~) tlides doesn't put in a sig so that's new for me Felicia777 (talk) 22:55, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

dead link

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security upgrades link is dead. I believe the link should be pointing to security upgrades. Lightswitch05 (talk) 20:14, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Curious, the domain redirected till recently. But yes, it moved many years ago, fixed now. Nemo 07:19, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

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how can mediawiki help me in online college?

answer please? Bobby vestal (talk) 17:38, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Try setup to administration to help u,but i i dont no u to meen 2001:E68:4436:9099:B180:3D62:6F3A:FAD6 (talk) 15:50, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Offline

Is it possible to install MediaWiki onto my own computer? Barbara (WVS) (talk) 11:23, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Yes KumarVikas7298 (talk) 13:36, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Article grammer

The article says, "MediaWiki is a free server-based software…". As you can't have "a sand", likewise you cannot have "a software". Both words are uncountable. You can have "a software program" or "a software product". Alternatively, you can simply remove the article "a": MediaWiki is free server-based software…. Nellisks (talk) 14:36, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Indeed. cf https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/software#Noun Lewisiscrazy (talk) 08:28, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

About Media Wiki

(1) Which kind of page should create in this wiki? (2) Is there a relation between Media Wiki and main Wikipedia? ↠Tanbirzx (✉) 23:15, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

See Differences between Wikipedia, Wikimedia, MediaWiki, and wiki Shirayuki (talk) 00:07, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Mediawiki for database

Hi.

Is MediaWiki suitable to install a site that would host a database (like wikidata)? Lewisiscrazy (talk) 08:10, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes, wikidata is a central database powered by mediawiki to store data open for use under CCO public domain licence.

you can read more Wikidata Wandji Collins (talk) 10:41, 20 June 2022 (UTC)