I spent way too long looking for MediaWiki’s version information. Most applications store the version info in a file or in the database. MediaWiki is a HUGE mess of code and database. I finally found it in a file. It’s in includes\/DefaultSettings.php and is stored as a variable – wgVersion.\u00a0 This is for post 1.3.7 versions of MediaWiki, perhaps even earlier versions.<\/p>\n
I write this here because no amount of searching turned up this information. I found it through a series of lucky greps. So, to help out in Google searches:<\/p>\n
where is MediaWiki’s version information stored?<\/p>\n
locate MediaWiki’s version info<\/p>\n
MediaWiki version file<\/p>\n
MediaWiki version info<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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