Manual:api.php

MediaWiki file: api.php
Location:	/
Source code:	master • 1.42.3 • 1.41.4 • 1.39.10
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The api.php file is the external access point for the MediaWiki API. See API:Main page for details on using the API.

Actions taken

Several actions are taken by api.php, including:

Check for PHP version 5.3.2 or higher and exit with an error message if a lower version is found.
Include WebStart.php .
Do some stuff to make cross-site requests to the API possible. See $wgCrossSiteAJAXdomains .
Construct an ApiMain object with the arguments passed via the URL and call its execute() method to do the actual API stuff.
Do any deferred updates.
Do some logging.