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The default search system for MediaWiki is based on [[MySQL]] database technology; and is not the most powerful search engine. To make it better, use the [[ElasticSearch]] system instead. | The default search system for MediaWiki is based on [[MySQL]] database technology; and is not the most powerful search engine. To make it better, use the [[ElasticSearch]] system instead. | ||
== Foundation Project == | |||
The Wikimedia Foundation has a team called [[mw:Wikimedia Discovery|Wikimedia Discovery]] devoted to search technology. | |||
As of Feb. 2016, it was revealed that the Wikimedia Foundation is working on a [https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/File:Knowledge_engine_grant_agreement.pdf grant-funded] project to improve [[Elasticsearch]] with additional sources of free data and knowledge on the Internet. See [[mw:Wikimedia Discovery/FAQ|Wikimedia Discovery/FAQ]] | |||
[[Category:Search]] | [[Category:Search]] | ||
[[Category:Wiki]] | [[Category:Wiki]] | ||