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[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki Mediawiki] is a wiki software to enable communities to write documents collaboratively [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#Characteristics]. Mediawiki, written in PHP, is what powers [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and also [http://docs.uabgrid.uab.edu/wiki/Welcome UABgrid documentation]. The markup for Mediawiki is similar to other open-source wiki software like Trac, ie., it has WYSIWIG editing capabilities to translate formatting instructions to corresponding HTML tags. | [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki Mediawiki] is a wiki software to enable communities to write documents collaboratively [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#Characteristics]. Mediawiki, written in PHP, is what powers [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and also [http://docs.uabgrid.uab.edu/wiki/Welcome UABgrid documentation]. The markup for Mediawiki is similar to other open-source wiki software like Trac, ie., it has WYSIWIG editing capabilities to translate formatting instructions to corresponding HTML tags. | ||
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Help on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages editing wikis] and [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting formatting text] etc., on mediawiki can be found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents here]. | |||
== Developers == | == Developers == | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 25 January 2012
Overview
Mediawiki is a wiki software to enable communities to write documents collaboratively [1]. Mediawiki, written in PHP, is what powers Wikipedia and also UABgrid documentation. The markup for Mediawiki is similar to other open-source wiki software like Trac, ie., it has WYSIWIG editing capabilities to translate formatting instructions to corresponding HTML tags.
Users
Help on editing wikis and formatting text etc., on mediawiki can be found here.
Developers
To setup and develop for mediawiki on UABgrid, please see the page here.