phpapibot

PHP library to easily use the MediaWiki API (and Wikibase - Wikidata)

See the example scripts on how to use the library.

Requirements:

• PHP 5 - http://php.net/downloads.php
• cURL support (PHP extension) - http://php.net/manual/book.curl.php

Installation:

Option A - cloning Git repository:

• run a terminal
• navigate to the directory where phpapibot should be installed to
• clone the Git repository:
• $ git clone https://github.com/masterssystems/phpapibot.git
• find everything in a subdirectory phpapibot/

Option B - downloading ZIP file:

• download https://github.com/masterssystems/phpapibot/archive/master.zip
• unzip anywhere you like

Updating:

Option A - cloned Git repository:

• run a terminal
• navigate to the directory where phpapibot has been installed to
• $ git pull

Option B - ZIP download

• re-download https://github.com/masterssystems/phpapibot/archive/master.zip
• unpack and overwrite old version

Running a script:

• run a terminal
• navigate to the directory where the script is located
• run the script:
• $ php filename.php parameters