Entry points

Collaboration diagram for Entry points:

Files
file	api.php
	The web entry point for all Action API queries, handled by ApiMain and ApiBase subclasses.
file	img_auth.php
	The web entry point for serving non-public images to logged-in users.
file	index.php
	The main web entry point for web browser navigations, usually via an Action or SpecialPage subclass.
file	load.php
	The web entry point for ResourceLoader, which serves static CSS/JavaScript via MediaWiki\ResourceLoader\Module Module subclasses.
file	opensearch_desc.php
	The web entry point for generating an OpenSearch description document.
file	thumb.php
	The web entry point for retrieving media thumbnails, created by a MediaHandler subclass or proxy request if FileRepo::getThumbProxyUrl is configured.
file	thumb_handler.php
	The web entry point to be used as 404 handler behind a web server rewrite rule for media thumbnails, internally handled via thumb.php.

Detailed Description

These primary scripts live in the root directory. They are the ones used by web requests to interact with the wiki. Other PHP files in the repository do not need to be accessed directly by the web.