text: what is the best wiki software solution? for a wiki that is going to contain a high content volume, experience high traffic and intended for long-term use.  what's the best wiki solution  in terms of hosting, language basis (java, php, ruby..etc) and cost?  also, should i consider the hosted wiki like wikicities or pay for a hosting server? if it is high content wiki, then it is definitly you go for payed hosting, since it is more reliable and ad free. mediawiki has proven to good for large sites like wikipedia. for a list of other wikis available check this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/comparison_of_wiki_software