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==MediaWiki==
 
==MediaWiki==
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[http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis,
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'''MediaWiki''' is a free software wiki engine package originally written for [[Wikipedia]]. The software runs on a web server and requires [[PHP]] and a [[MySQL]] database running on the same web server. MediaWiki is now used by several other projects of the non-profit [[Wikimedia Foundation]] and by many other wikis, including [[MediaWiki]] a project of the Wikimedia foundation.
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Source: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
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==MediaWiki Commands==
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# [[MediaWiki:Sidebar|Edit the sidebar on the far left]]
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# [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice|Edit the site notice at the top of the page]]
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# To purge a page add '''?action=purge''' to the end of the URL. If you use long style URLs, you'll need this syntax: '''&action=purge'''
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# Add a [[Template Add Table with 5 Column x 4 Row|table]].
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# How do I change the title of my web site? You need to set '''$wgSitename''' in your LocalSettings.php.
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# How do I allow [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowExternalImages external images to appear] in my wiki? Add '''$wgAllowExternalImages = true;'''  to your LocalSettings.php
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# How do I [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_change_the_logo.3F change the logo] for my wiki web site?
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# To rediret a page add <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[</nowiki>''pagename''<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
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# How do I [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_change_which_page_is_the_main_page.3F change which page is the main page]?
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# How do I change the text message (sitenotice) on every page? Change the [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]].
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# How do I [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_change_the_footer.3F change the footer] at the bottom of every page?
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# How can I add a web URL ad not have it hyperlink?Put <nowiki>"<nowiki>"</nowiki> tags around the url or tag.<br> Example: <nowiki><nowiki>http://somwhere.in.the.net/myproject/</nowiki></nowiki>
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# How do I [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Opening_external_links_in_a_new_window Open external links in a new window]. <br>Version < 1.5.x <br>1. Open Includes/Skin.php or Includes/Linker.php<br>2. Find "function getExternalLinkAttributes"<br>3. Replace  $r .= " title=\"{$link}\"";<br>with<br>'''$r .= " title=\"{$link}\" target=\"_blank\"";'''
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# How to create [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL short URL's on your wiki].
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# How to add a search box to the top left hand corner of your page.<br>Modify the file skins/MonoBook.php
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# How do I [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_reset_a_password.3F reset a password for a wiki user]?
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# How do I stop anonymous users from editing any page?<br>Set $wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false; at bottom of LocalSettings.php.<br>See [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Preventing_access#Restrict_anonymous_editing Manual:Preventing access#Restrict anonymous editing] for more information.
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# How do I restrict account creation?<br>Set $wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false; at bottom of LocalSettings.php.<br>See [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Preventing_access#Restrict_account_creation Manual:Preventing access#Restrict account creation] for more information.
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==MediaWiki Magic Words==
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# A full list of magic words can be found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words here].
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# <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> will add the name of the page within the page content like this "'''{{PAGENAME}}'''".
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# <nowiki>{{LOCALYEAR}}</nowiki> will add the current year like this "'''{{LOCALYEAR}}'''".
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# <nowiki>{{LOCALMONTHNAME}}</nowiki> will add the current month name like this "'''{{LOCALMONTHNAME}}'''".
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# <nowiki>{{LOCALDAYNAME}}</nowiki> will add the current day like this "'''{{LOCALDAYNAME}}'''".
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# <nowiki>{{LOCALDAY}}</nowiki> will add the current day like this "'''{{LOCALDAY}}'''".
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# <nowiki>{{LOCALTIME}}</nowiki> will add the current time like this "'''{{LOCALTIME}}'''".
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==MediaWiki Tables==
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The following wiki templates will allow you to add a table with 5 columns x 4 rows to your page.
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===5 Column x 4 Row: No Border===
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{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width=80%
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| column A
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| column B
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| column C
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| column D
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| column E
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|-
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| row 1 A
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| row 1 B
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| row 1 C
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| row 1 D
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| row 1 E
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|-
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| row 2 A
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| row 2 B
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| row 2 C
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| row 2 D
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| row 2 E
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|-
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| row 3 A
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| row 3 B
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| row 3 C
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| row 3 D
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| row 3 E
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|}
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<br>
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===5 Column x 4 Row: With Border===
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{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width=80%
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| column A
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| column B
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| column C
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| column D
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| column E
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|-
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| row 1 A
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| row 1 B
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| row 1 C
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| row 1 D
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| row 1 E
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|-
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| row 2 A
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| row 2 B
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| row 2 C
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| row 2 D
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| row 2 E
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|-
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| row 3 A
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| row 3 B
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| row 3 C
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| row 3 D
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| row 3 E
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|}
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===5 Column x 4 Row: With Border and Colour on the First Row===
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{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width=80%
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | column A
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | column B
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | column C
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | column D
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | column E
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|-
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| row 1 A
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| row 1 B
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| row 1 C
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| row 1 D
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| row 1 E
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|-
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| row 2 A
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| row 2 B
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| row 2 C
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| row 2 D
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| row 2 E
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|-
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| row 3 A
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| row 3 B
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| row 3 C
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| row 3 D
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| row 3 E
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|}
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===5 Column x 4 Row: With Border,Colour on the First Row and '''Bold''' Type for First Row===
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{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width=80%
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''column A'''
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''column B'''
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''column C'''
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''column D'''
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''column E'''
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|-
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| row 1 A
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| row 1 B
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| row 1 C
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| row 1 D
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| row 1 E
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|-
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| row 2 A
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| row 2 B
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| row 2 C
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| row 2 D
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| row 2 E
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|-
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| row 3 A
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| row 3 B
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| row 3 C
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| row 3 D
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| row 3 E
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|}
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<br>
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===5 Column x 4 Row: With Border and Colour on the First Column===
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{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width=80%
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | column A
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| column B
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| column C
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| column D
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| column E
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|-
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | row 1 A
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| row 1 B
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| row 1 C
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| row 1 D
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| row 1 E
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|-
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | row 2 A
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| row 2 B
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| row 2 C
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| row 2 D
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| row 2 E
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|-
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | row 3 A
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| row 3 B
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| row 3 C
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| row 3 D
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| row 3 E
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|}
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===5 Column x 4 Row: With Border,Colour on the First Column and '''Bold''' Type for First Column===
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{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width=80%
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''column A'''
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| column B
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| column C
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| column D
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| column E
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|-
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''row 1 A'''
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| row 1 B
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| row 1 C
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| row 1 D
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| row 1 E
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|-
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''row 2 A'''
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| row 2 B
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| row 2 C
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| row 2 D
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| row 2 E
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|-
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| style="background-color:#ffffcc;" | '''row 3 A'''
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| row 3 B
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| row 3 C
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| row 3 D
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| row 3 E
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|}
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==Coloured Borders==
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<div style="width: 80%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; border: 2px solid #FF0000; background-color: yellow;">Red border with yellow background and black lettering.</div style>
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<div style="width: 80%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; border: 2px solid #000000; background-color: blue;">Black border with blue background and black lettering.</div style>
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* [http://www.colorcombos.com/combolibrary.html Look for colour codes].
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==Web Sites using MediaWiki==
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* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Sites_using_MediaWiki/en Web Sites using MediaWiki]
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MediaWiki

MediaWiki is a free software wiki engine package originally written for Wikipedia. The software runs on a web server and requires PHP and a MySQL database running on the same web server. MediaWiki is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis, including MediaWiki a project of the Wikimedia foundation.

Source: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki


MediaWiki Commands

  1. Edit the sidebar on the far left
  2. Edit the site notice at the top of the page
  3. To purge a page add ?action=purge to the end of the URL. If you use long style URLs, you'll need this syntax: &action=purge
  4. Add a table.
  5. How do I change the title of my web site? You need to set $wgSitename in your LocalSettings.php.
  6. How do I allow external images to appear in my wiki? Add $wgAllowExternalImages = true; to your LocalSettings.php
  7. How do I change the logo for my wiki web site?
  8. To rediret a page add #REDIRECT [[pagename]]
  9. How do I change which page is the main page?
  10. How do I change the text message (sitenotice) on every page? Change the MediaWiki:Sitenotice.
  11. How do I change the footer at the bottom of every page?
  12. How can I add a web URL ad not have it hyperlink?Put "<nowiki>" tags around the url or tag.
    Example: <nowiki>http://somwhere.in.the.net/myproject/</nowiki>
  13. How do I Open external links in a new window.
    Version < 1.5.x
    1. Open Includes/Skin.php or Includes/Linker.php
    2. Find "function getExternalLinkAttributes"
    3. Replace $r .= " title=\"{$link}\"";
    with
    $r .= " title=\"{$link}\" target=\"_blank\"";
  14. How to create short URL's on your wiki.
  15. How to add a search box to the top left hand corner of your page.
    Modify the file skins/MonoBook.php
  16. How do I reset a password for a wiki user?
  17. How do I stop anonymous users from editing any page?
    Set $wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false; at bottom of LocalSettings.php.
    See Manual:Preventing access#Restrict anonymous editing for more information.
  18. How do I restrict account creation?
    Set $wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false; at bottom of LocalSettings.php.
    See Manual:Preventing access#Restrict account creation for more information.


MediaWiki Magic Words

  1. A full list of magic words can be found here.
  2. {{PAGENAME}} will add the name of the page within the page content like this "MediaWiki".
  3. {{LOCALYEAR}} will add the current year like this "2024".
  4. {{LOCALMONTHNAME}} will add the current month name like this "May".
  5. {{LOCALDAYNAME}} will add the current day like this "Thursday".
  6. {{LOCALDAY}} will add the current day like this "2".
  7. {{LOCALTIME}} will add the current time like this "02:22".



MediaWiki Tables

The following wiki templates will allow you to add a table with 5 columns x 4 rows to your page.

5 Column x 4 Row: No Border

column A column B column C column D column E
row 1 A row 1 B row 1 C row 1 D row 1 E
row 2 A row 2 B row 2 C row 2 D row 2 E
row 3 A row 3 B row 3 C row 3 D row 3 E


5 Column x 4 Row: With Border

column A column B column C column D column E
row 1 A row 1 B row 1 C row 1 D row 1 E
row 2 A row 2 B row 2 C row 2 D row 2 E
row 3 A row 3 B row 3 C row 3 D row 3 E


5 Column x 4 Row: With Border and Colour on the First Row

column A column B column C column D column E
row 1 A row 1 B row 1 C row 1 D row 1 E
row 2 A row 2 B row 2 C row 2 D row 2 E
row 3 A row 3 B row 3 C row 3 D row 3 E


5 Column x 4 Row: With Border,Colour on the First Row and Bold Type for First Row

column A column B column C column D column E
row 1 A row 1 B row 1 C row 1 D row 1 E
row 2 A row 2 B row 2 C row 2 D row 2 E
row 3 A row 3 B row 3 C row 3 D row 3 E


5 Column x 4 Row: With Border and Colour on the First Column

column A column B column C column D column E
row 1 A row 1 B row 1 C row 1 D row 1 E
row 2 A row 2 B row 2 C row 2 D row 2 E
row 3 A row 3 B row 3 C row 3 D row 3 E


5 Column x 4 Row: With Border,Colour on the First Column and Bold Type for First Column

column A column B column C column D column E
row 1 A row 1 B row 1 C row 1 D row 1 E
row 2 A row 2 B row 2 C row 2 D row 2 E
row 3 A row 3 B row 3 C row 3 D row 3 E

Coloured Borders

Red border with yellow background and black lettering.


Black border with blue background and black lettering.



Web Sites using MediaWiki
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