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Free software wiki application developed by the Wikimedia Foundation and others

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github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki

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Type:mediawiki-core

pkg:composer/mediawiki/core

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Installs: 7 035

Dependents: 6

Suggesters: 0

Stars: 5 082

1.46.0-rc.0 2026-06-10 15:12 UTC

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Suggests

  • ext-apcu: Faster web responses overall.
  • ext-bcmath: Increased performance of some operations. Required especially on 32 bit machines. This or ext-gmp are needed for scrambling Temporary Accounts.
  • ext-curl: Faster HTTP services, e.g. when using InstantCommons, Swift, or Etcd.
  • ext-exif: Enable processing of EXIF information in file uploads.
  • ext-gd: Enable thumbnails for file uploads.
  • ext-gmp: Increased performance of some operations. Required especially on 32 bit machines. This or ext-bcmath are needed for scrambling Temporary Accounts.
  • ext-igbinary: Enables use of igbinary for serialisation.
  • ext-imagick: Enables use of imagemagick for image manipulation.
  • ext-memcached: Enables use of Memcached for caching purposes.
  • ext-mysqli: Enable the MySQL and MariaDB database type for MediaWiki.
  • ext-pcntl: Enable CLI concurrent processing, e.g. for runJobs.php and rebuildLocalisationCache.php.
  • ext-pdo: Enable the SQLite database type for MediaWiki.
  • ext-pgsql: Enable the PostgreSQL database type for MediaWiki.
  • ext-posix: Enable CLI concurrent processing, e.g. for runJobs.php.
  • ext-readline: Enable CLI history and autocomplete, e.g. for eval.php and other REPLs.
  • ext-redis: Enables use of Redis for caching purposes.
  • ext-sockets: Enable CLI concurrent processing, e.g. for rebuildLocalisationCache.php.
  • ext-wikidiff2: Faster text difference engine.
  • ext-zlib: Enable use of GZIP compression, e.g. for SqlBagOStuff (ParserCache), $wgCompressRevisions, or $wgUseFileCache.

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GPL-2.0-or-later bf51797126d8e923bd9f34e1ba4bc1f3fe0faab2

wikimediawiki

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Last update: 2026-06-18 10:36:00 UTC

README

MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localised in over 350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.

MediaWiki is:

  • feature-rich and extensible, both on-wiki and with hundreds of extensions;
  • scalable and suitable for both small and large sites;
  • simple to install, working on most hardware/software combinations; and
  • available in your language.

For system requirements, installation, and upgrade details, see the files RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE.

MediaWiki is the result of global collaboration and cooperation. The CREDITS file lists technical contributors to the project. The COPYING file explains MediaWiki's copyright and license (GNU General Public License, version 2 or later). Many thanks to the Wikimedia community for testing and suggestions.