What is MediaWiki?
Q: What is MediaWiki?
A: MediaWiki is a free, open-source software that runs all Wikimedia projects and many others.
Q: When was MediaWiki released?
A: MediaWiki was released in 2003.
Q: Under which license is MediaWiki available?
A: MediaWiki is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), which means it is free content or open source.
Q: What kind of websites is MediaWiki designed for?
A: MediaWiki is designed to be run on a large web server farm for a website that receives millions of hits per day.
Q: What format does MediaWiki use for pages?
A: Pages use MediaWiki's Wikitext format, which allows users to easily edit them without knowledge of XHTML or CSS.
Q: What happens when a user submits an edit to a page in MediaWiki?
A: MediaWiki writes the edit to the database without deleting previous versions of the page, allowing easy reverts in case of vandalism or spamming.
Q: Can MediaWiki manage image and multimedia files?
A: Yes, MediaWiki can manage image and multimedia files, which are stored in the filesystem.
