To users of MediaWiki versions version 1.34 and earlier: These versions are no longer supported. MediaWiki is not yet compatible with PHP 8. MediaWiki is not compatible with PHP 7.3.0 - 7.3.18 and 7.4.0 - 7.4.8 due to an upstream bug. For more information, please read the pages on system requirements and compatibility. MediaWiki requires PHP 7.4.9+ and either MySQL 5.5.8+, MariaDB, SQLite or PostgreSQL. Read the full text of the GNU GPL version 2 for details. Because MediaWiki is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty, to the extent permitted by applicable law. MediaWiki is free software licensed under version 2 of the GNU General Public License.
MacOS users should note The Unarchiver has a bug which corrupts filenames in tarballs.
It is advised not to use 7-Zip to decompress the tarball (.tar.gz file), due to a bug with the PAX format. It can be extracted on most operating systems without installing any additional software, and is generally recommended for Windows users.
