Presented at GLAM-WIKI conference 2009.
MediaWiki/Wikimediatech infrastructureBrianna Laugher6 August 2009glam.wikimedia.org.au
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LinuxApacheMySQLPHP
Add new Or add new [[Special:Specialpage]](reports)Extensions
APIhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/APIhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php
(Diagram is for1.10, April 2007;latest release is 1.15)
Images/files
Revisions (edits)
Templates, categories & links
Categories
Categoriesfromtemplates!
Templates“Boilerplate” – no parametersLicensesStub markers
Templates“Infobox” – parameters(key-value pairs)
Templates{{Information}} – Wikimedia Commons{{Information|description=|date=|source=|author=|permission=}}
Templates
Users“Anonymous”/IP:Can readCan edit
Users“Anonymous”/IP(Registered) User:Can create new pageCan upload filesCan move
Users“Anonymous”/IP(Registered) UserAdministrator/Sysop:Can (un)deleteCan (un)blockCan (un)protectCan edit protected pagesTypically elected by the community
Users“Anonymous”/IP(Registered) UserAdministrator/SysopBureaucrat:Can create administratorsTypically elected by the community
CreditsGLAM-WIKI logo - © Wikimedia Foundation.MediaWiki logo – public domain.Database schema – by Nick Jenkins. GFDL/GPL.Continuous copper casting disc – by Alchemist-hp. CC-BY-SA-DE-3.0.MediaWiki screenshots – MediaWiki is licensedunder the GPL.Everything else is © Brianna Laugher & licensedCC-BY-SA-3.0.
Thank you![email protected]http://brianna.modernthings.org