Manual:Technical reference

This is a technical manual for the MediaWiki software.

Currently it only contains a few items, but will be expanded to include all the other nitty-gritty bits of info that are useful to developers and sysadmins.

Configuration settings

Alphabetical list | Listed by function

Information about the various parameters that can be used to customise the MediaWiki software.

Database layout

Details about the database architecture behind MediaWiki.

Code

Details about the PHP program.

MediaWiki hooks

Software hooks that allow you to extend the built-in MediaWiki functionality.

Parameters to index.php

Details about parameters passed to the wiki via the URL.