README

Semantic MediaWiki (a.k.a. SMW) is a free, open-source extension to MediaWiki – the wiki software that powers Wikipedia – that lets you store and query data within the wiki's pages.

Semantic MediaWiki is also a full-fledged framework, in conjunction with many spinoff extensions, that can turn a wiki into a powerful and flexible knowledge management system. All data created within SMW can easily be published via the Semantic Web, allowing other systems to use this data seamlessly.

For a better understanding of how Semantic MediaWiki works, have a look at deployed in 5 min and the Sesame, Fuseki triplestore video, or browse the wiki for a more comprehensive introduction.

Requirements

• PHP 5.5 or later (5.6 or later recommended)
• MediaWiki 1.23 or later (1.27 or later recommended)
• MySQL 5+, SQLite 3+ or PostgreSQL 9.x

A list of supported PHP versions, MediaWiki versions and database systems per Semantic MediaWiki release can be found in the compatibility matrix.

Installation

The easiest way to install Semantic MediaWiki is by using Composer. It is recommended to read the installation instructions together with the available upgrade guide.

{
	"require": {
		"mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki": "~2.5"
	}
}

Documentation

Most of the documentation can be found on the SMW wiki. A small core of documentation also comes bundled with the software itself. This documentation is minimalistic and less explanatory then what can be found on the SMW wiki. It is however always kept up to date, and applies to the version of the code it comes bundled with. The most important files are linked below.

• User documentation
• Technical documentation

Contribution and support

Many people have contributed to SMW. A list of people who have made contributions in the past can be found here or on the SMW wiki. The overview on how to contribute provides information on the different ways available to do so.

If you have remarks, questions, or suggestions, please send them to semediawiki-users@lists.sourceforge.net. You can subscribe to this list here.

If you want to contribute work to the project please subscribe to the developers mailing list and have a look at the contribution guideline.

• File an issue
• Submit a pull request
• Ask a question on the mailing list
• Ask a question on the #semantic-mediawiki IRC channel on Freenode.

Tests

This extension provides unit and integration tests and are normally run by a continues integration platform but can also be executed locally using the shortcut command composer phpunit from the extension base directory. A more comprehensive introduction can be found under the test section.

License

GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. The COPYING file explains SMW's copyright and license.